linux/Documentation/scsi/00-INDEX
Paul Gortmaker 1a4049ddfd [SCSI] aci7xxx_old: delete decade+ obsolete driver
After getting warnings in an allyesconfig build[1] from this
driver, I decided to remind myself just how old it was, and
whether it warranted fixing.  In the Kconfig help text, I found:

  "This driver will eventually be phased out entirely"

Going back to the history archive, I see the line was added[2]
in Feb 2002, when we moved from v2.4.2.1 ---> v2.4.2.2

So, with over a decade of notification, and multiple major releases
since then, I think we can justify removing this.  Currently we have
people wasting time building it during routine testing, and then
wasting more time re-researching the known reported warnings, only to
find that nobody really is willing to integrate the fixes[3] for it.

A quick search didn't seem to indicate any active user base for it.
If someone happens to have a quirky _old_ card that the eleven year
old "new" driver doesn't work with, then it is entirely reasonable
that they stick with a kernel version that predates this removal.

[1] drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c: In function ‘aic7xxx_register’:
    drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c:7901:5: warning: case value ‘257’ not in enumerated type ‘ahc_chip’ [-Wswitch]
    drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c:7898:5: warning: case value ‘513’ not in enumerated type ‘ahc_chip’ [-Wswitch]
    drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c: In function ‘aic7xxx_load_seeprom’:
    drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c:8517:5: warning: case value ‘257’ not in enumerated type ‘ahc_chip’ [-Wswitch]
    drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old.c:8510:5: warning: case value ‘513’ not in enumerated type ‘ahc_chip’ [-Wswitch]

[2] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tglx/history.git commit 44e8778c

[3] https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/10/29/215

Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Acked-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
Acked-by: Doug Ledford <dledford@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <JBottomley@Parallels.com>
2013-12-19 07:39:02 -08:00

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00-INDEX
- this file
53c700.txt
- info on driver for 53c700 based adapters
BusLogic.txt
- info on driver for adapters with BusLogic chips
ChangeLog.1992-1997
- Changes to scsi files, if not listed elsewhere
ChangeLog.arcmsr
- Changes to driver for ARECA's SATA RAID controller cards
ChangeLog.ips
- IBM ServeRAID driver Changelog
ChangeLog.lpfc
- Changes to lpfc driver
ChangeLog.megaraid
- Changes to LSI megaraid controller.
ChangeLog.megaraid_sas
- Changes to serial attached scsi version of LSI megaraid controller.
ChangeLog.ncr53c8xx
- Changes to ncr53c8xx driver
ChangeLog.sym53c8xx
- Changes to sym53c8xx driver
ChangeLog.sym53c8xx_2
- Changes to second generation of sym53c8xx driver
FlashPoint.txt
- info on driver for BusLogic FlashPoint adapters
LICENSE.FlashPoint
- Licence of the Flashpoint driver
LICENSE.qla2xxx
- License for QLogic Linux Fibre Channel HBA Driver firmware.
LICENSE.qla4xxx
- License for QLogic Linux iSCSI HBA Driver.
Mylex.txt
- info on driver for Mylex adapters
NinjaSCSI.txt
- info on WorkBiT NinjaSCSI-32/32Bi driver
aacraid.txt
- Driver supporting Adaptec RAID controllers
aha152x.txt
- info on driver for Adaptec AHA152x based adapters
aic79xx.txt
- Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI host adapters
aic7xxx.txt
- info on driver for Adaptec controllers
arcmsr_spec.txt
- ARECA FIRMWARE SPEC (for IOP331 adapter)
dc395x.txt
- README file for the dc395x SCSI driver
dpti.txt
- info on driver for DPT SmartRAID and Adaptec I2O RAID based adapters
dtc3x80.txt
- info on driver for DTC 2x80 based adapters
g_NCR5380.txt
- info on driver for NCR5380 and NCR53c400 based adapters
hptiop.txt
- HIGHPOINT ROCKETRAID 3xxx RAID DRIVER
in2000.txt
- info on in2000 driver
libsas.txt
- Serial Attached SCSI management layer.
lpfc.txt
- LPFC driver release notes
megaraid.txt
- Common Management Module, shared code handling ioctls for LSI drivers
ncr53c8xx.txt
- info on driver for NCR53c8xx based adapters
osst.txt
- info on driver for OnStream SC-x0 SCSI tape
ppa.txt
- info on driver for IOmega zip drive
qlogicfas.txt
- info on driver for QLogic FASxxx based adapters
scsi-changer.txt
- README for the SCSI media changer driver
scsi-generic.txt
- info on the sg driver for generic (non-disk/CD/tape) SCSI devices.
scsi.txt
- short blurb on using SCSI support as a module.
scsi_mid_low_api.txt
- info on API between SCSI layer and low level drivers
scsi_eh.txt
- info on SCSI midlayer error handling infrastructure
scsi_fc_transport.txt
- SCSI Fiber Channel Tansport
st.txt
- info on scsi tape driver
sym53c500_cs.txt
- info on PCMCIA driver for Symbios Logic 53c500 based adapters
sym53c8xx_2.txt
- info on second generation driver for sym53c8xx based adapters
tmscsim.txt
- info on driver for AM53c974 based adapters
ufs.txt
- info on Universal Flash Storage(UFS) and UFS host controller driver.