Post #2231459
2026-04-23 15:27 UTC
@Aissen@social.treehouse.systems @hyeyoo@social.kernel.org @ljs@mastodonapp.uk @vbabka@mastodon.social @gregkh@social.kernel.org The retro argument is quite typical. Someone should setup a retro tree and maintain it, those drivers and nommu (and 486 support!) can live there. There's zero reason to keep purely retro support in the kernel imho - if it hasn't been sold in products in decades, it need not be in the mainline tree.
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@Aissen@social.treehouse.systems 2026-04-23 15:29
@axboe@fosstodon.org @hyeyoo@social.kernel.org @ljs@mastodonapp.uk @vbabka@mastodon.social @gregkh@social.kernel.org That seems to be the plan on Jacub's side. https://github.com/linux-netdev/mod-orphan Note: I'm not arguing against any removal, I'm not crazy enough to take on this type of maintenance. I was just commenting on the feeling.