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Re: Things not referenced in kernel configs, but mentioned in files.*





On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 2:07 PM John Nemeth <jnemeth%cue.bc.ca@localhost> wrote:
On Nov 12,  1:16pm, Jason Thorpe wrote:
} Subject: Re: Things not referenced in kernel configs, but mentioned in fil
} > On Nov 12, 2018, at 11:12 AM, John Nemeth <jnemeth%cue.bc.ca@localhost> wrote:
} >
} >     wbsio and wt also seems to fit in that category.
}
} Isn't "wt" an ancient PC tape drive?  We should make an effort

     Yes.

} to prune more deadwood drivers.

     How do we know that it's deadwood?  How do we know somebody
out there doesn't still have functioning hardware?  I will grant
you that in this case, it is unlikely as those things were total
junk.  But, still...

Deprecate, maybe developing a formal deprecation method if there’s not one already? Like how it’s logged, how many releases/months of grace, ...

-bch 





}-- End of excerpt from Jason Thorpe


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