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pktcdvd: mark as unmaintained and deprecated
This driver is both orphaned, and not really useful anymore. Mark it as such, and remove it in a future kernel after a release or two. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@fb.com>
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@@ -9551,8 +9551,8 @@ F: arch/mips/boot/dts/pistachio/
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PKTCDVD DRIVER
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M: Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>
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S: Maintained
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S: Orphan
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M: linux-block@vger.kernel.org
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F: drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
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F: include/linux/pktcdvd.h
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F: include/uapi/linux/pktcdvd.h

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allocated from highmem (only a problem for highmem systems).
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config CDROM_PKTCDVD
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tristate "Packet writing on CD/DVD media"
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tristate "Packet writing on CD/DVD media (DEPRECATED)"
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depends on !UML
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help
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Note: This driver is deprecated and will be removed from the
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kernel in the near future!
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If you have a CDROM/DVD drive that supports packet writing, say
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Y to include support. It should work with any MMC/Mt Fuji
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compliant ATAPI or SCSI drive, which is just about any newer

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