Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 4 Feb 2016 09:03:17 +0100 | From | Johannes Thumshirn <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 5/6] ibmvscsi: Remove unsupported host config MAD and sysfs interface |
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On Wed, Feb 03, 2016 at 05:28:33PM -0600, Tyrel Datwyler wrote: > A VIOSRP_HOST_CONFIG_TYPE management datagram (MAD) has existed in > the code for some time. From what information I've gathered from > Brian King this was likely implemented on the host side in a SLES 9 > based VIOS, which is no longer supported anywhere. Further, it is > not defined in PAPR or supported by any AIX based VIOS. > > Treating as bit rot and removing the sysfs interface and associated > host config code accordingly.
Doesn't removing a sysfs interface potentially break userspace code?
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