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net: tulip: remove xircom_cb driver

PATCH Applied Pablo Vallespín Aranguren 3 participants 3 messages Aug 1 – Aug 6

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PATCH 1/1 net: tulip: remove xircom_cb driver

A possible bug was found in investigate_read_descriptor() and a fix was proposed. Since this is an orphan driver for hardware that is old, removing the driver was suggested instead. This patch removes the driver.

Link https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/2026080158-next-diligent-b4ce@gregkh open here
Signed-off-by Pablo Vallespín Aranguren <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/Kconfig     |   12 -
 drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/Makefile    |    1 -
 drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/xircom_cb.c | 1172 --------------------
 3 files changed, 1185 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/xircom_cb.c
drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/Kconfig +0 -12
index 078a12f07e96..b7ff76ff51e4 100644
@@ -139,16 +139,4 @@ config ULI526X
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module will
 	  be called uli526x.
 	  
-config PCMCIA_XIRCOM
-	tristate "Xircom CardBus support"
-	depends on CARDBUS
-	help
-	  This driver is for the Digital "Tulip" Ethernet CardBus adapters.
-	  It should work with most DEC 21*4*-based chips/ethercards, as well
-	  as with work-alike chips from Lite-On (PNIC) and Macronix (MXIC) and
-	  ASIX.
-
-	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module will
-	  be called xircom_cb.  If unsure, say N.
-
 endif # NET_TULIP
drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/Makefile +0 -1
index d4f1d21d29a0..5d999d72840f 100644
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_NET_TULIP)	:= -DDEBUG
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_PCMCIA_XIRCOM)	+= xircom_cb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM9102)		+= dmfe.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_WINBOND_840)	+= winbond-840.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DE2104X)		+= de2104x.o
drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/xircom_cb.c deleted +0 -1172

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Quoted 4 lines · Pablo Vallespín Aranguren

A possible bug was found in investigate_read_descriptor() and a fix was proposed. Since this is an orphan driver for hardware that is old, removing the driver was suggested instead. This patch removes the driver.

Quoted 8 lines
Link https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/2026080158-next-diligent-b4ce@gregkh open here
Signed-off-by Pablo Vallespín Aranguren <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/Kconfig     |   12 -
 drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/Makefile    |    1 -
 drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/xircom_cb.c | 1172 --------------------
 3 files changed, 1185 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/xircom_cb.c
Acked-off-by Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
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In reply to Pablo Vallespín Aranguren
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main) by Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>:

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main) by Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>:

Quoted 8 lines · On Sat, 1 Aug 2026 20:33:49 +0200 you wrote:

A possible bug was found in investigate_read_descriptor() and a fix was proposed. Since this is an orphan driver for hardware that is old, removing the driver was suggested instead. This patch removes the driver.

Link https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/2026080158-next-diligent-b4ce@gregkh open here
Signed-off-by Pablo Vallespín Aranguren <[email protected]>

[...]

Here is the summary with links:
- net: tulip: remove xircom_cb driver

    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/ff3a8694c2e8

You are awesome, thank you!

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