Discussion:
removing NATM netnatm
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Tyler Retzlaff
2015-05-02 20:32:50 UTC
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hi,

just soliciting opinions for removal of NATM (sys/netnatm).

it has been bitrotting away for what looks like years, never
gets compiled (not even by ALL kernels) and given its condition
I doubt it is used by anyone anywhere.

is there a process to be followed for removing it? is there a
reason to keep it around?

rtr

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Darren Reed
2015-05-04 12:07:40 UTC
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Post by Tyler Retzlaff
hi,
just soliciting opinions for removal of NATM (sys/netnatm).
it has been bitrotting away for what looks like years, never
gets compiled (not even by ALL kernels) and given its condition
I doubt it is used by anyone anywhere.
is there a process to be followed for removing it? is there a
reason to keep it around?
Garbage collecting the ATM code should also include garbage
collecting the ATM drivers, such as that for ENI's midway -
sys/dev/ic/midway.c, its man page, etc.

FWIW, PR2919 seems to suggest that is has been used.

Cheersm
Darren


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Ryota Ozaki
2015-05-22 10:21:52 UTC
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Post by Tyler Retzlaff
hi,
just soliciting opinions for removal of NATM (sys/netnatm).
it has been bitrotting away for what looks like years, never
gets compiled (not even by ALL kernels) and given its condition
I doubt it is used by anyone anywhere.
is there a process to be followed for removing it? is there a
reason to keep it around?
No objection means ok to remove? :)


BTW I want to raise arcnet to this what-to-be-removed topic.
It also seems to be not used for long years (see my latest commit).

# I wanted to add netnatm too though, it seems to be used yet, isn't it?

ozaki-r

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Tyler Retzlaff
2015-05-22 21:55:26 UTC
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hey,
Post by Ryota Ozaki
Post by Tyler Retzlaff
hi,
just soliciting opinions for removal of NATM (sys/netnatm).
it has been bitrotting away for what looks like years, never
gets compiled (not even by ALL kernels) and given its condition
I doubt it is used by anyone anywhere.
is there a process to be followed for removing it? is there a
reason to keep it around?
No objection means ok to remove? :)
That's how I'm interpreting it. If you want to do it go ahead I got a
little busy the last couple of weeks and haven't had a chance to looking
in to what ATM drivers should go at the same time.

rtr

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Christos Zoulas
2015-05-23 02:34:54 UTC
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Post by Tyler Retzlaff
hey,
Post by Ryota Ozaki
Post by Tyler Retzlaff
hi,
just soliciting opinions for removal of NATM (sys/netnatm).
it has been bitrotting away for what looks like years, never
gets compiled (not even by ALL kernels) and given its condition
I doubt it is used by anyone anywhere.
is there a process to be followed for removing it? is there a
reason to keep it around?
No objection means ok to remove? :)
That's how I'm interpreting it. If you want to do it go ahead I got a
little busy the last couple of weeks and haven't had a chance to looking
in to what ATM drivers should go at the same time.
I think if people did not object we should just remove things that are unused.
After all we can always bring them back to life if people want them.

christos


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