Re: [PATCH] tty: remove the ipwireless driver
Jiri Slaby <[email protected]> Wed, 5 Aug 2026 09:17:20 +0200
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On 03. 08. 26, 11:19, Qingfang Deng wrote: > The last mentions of this driver on local Linux and telco support forums > date back to 2011. This does not prove that no users remain, but the > likelihood is too low to justify continuing to carry the driver in the > kernel. > > The maintainer agreed that the driver should be removed and noted that it > is simple enough to build as an external module if a user resurfaces [1]. > > Remove the driver along with its Kconfig, defconfig, build and MAINTAINERS > entries. Acked-by: Jiri Slaby <[email protected]> <nostalgy>This was the first large tty driver I reviewed.</nostalgy> thanks, -- js suse labs