[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark isapnp as obsolete

[Anupama K Patil]

On 21/04/28 02:48PM, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 05:10:57PM +0530, Anupama K Patil wrote:
> > On 21/04/28 01:11PM, Greg KH wrote:
> > > On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 04:35:36PM +0530, Anupama K Patil wrote:
> > > > isapnp code is very old and according to this link
> > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Plug_and_Play#Specifications
> > > > from Wikipedia, even Windows Vista disabled ISA PnP by default.
> > > > 
> > > > This change is in follow up to
> > > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210422180322.7wlyg63kv3n2k6id@ubuntu/T/#u
> > > > and https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210424194301.jmsqpycvsm7izbk3@ubuntu/T/#u
> > > > 
> > > > Suggested-by: B K Karthik <bkkarthik at pesu.pes.edu>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Anupama K Patil <anupamakpatil123 at gmail.com>
> > > 
> > > Has the maintainer said this is unsupported?
> > > 
> > > That's who you should take suggestions from :)
> > > 
> > > thanks,
> > > 
> > > greg k-h
> > 
> > Leon said he thinks it is unsupported (I've also cc'd him). So, I've sent this patch
> > to get the feedback from the maintainer.
> 
> Leon said something different.
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210422180322.7wlyg63kv3n2k6id@ubuntu/T/#m6c837180c8d6496d5bcbb8526e274c4239844be0
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> > If changes to ISA code aren't welcomed, should these be marked obsolete in the MAINTIANERS file?
> 
> I think so, but think that "Odd Fixes" better describes that Rafael wrote.
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Sorry about that! but does checkpatch tell people not to send patches if it's 'Odd fixes'?
Should I wait for the maintainer's reply before doing anything else?
> 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Anupama