Re: [PATCH] tty: remove the ipwireless driver

Jiri Slaby <[email protected]> Wed, 5 Aug 2026 09:17:20 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-serial,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.stable,org.ozlabs.lists.linuxppc-dev
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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,
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js
suse labs