Re: [PATCH] serial: 8250_pci: remove unreachable code for ASIX devices

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Sat May 13 2023 - 06:32:22 EST


On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 02:28:56PM +0000, Jiaqing Zhao wrote:
> PCI_VENDOR_ID_ASIX (0x9710) is the same as PCI_VENDOR_ID_NETMOS. In
> pci_serial_quirks array, the NetMos entry always takes precedence over
> the ASIX entry. So the code for ASIX devices is always unreachable,
> even when it was initially merged. Since the NetMos vendor driver
> doesn't mention such FIFO bug, it's safe to remove the code.
>
> This reverts commit eb26dfe8aa7e ("8250: add support for ASIX devices
> with a FIFO bug").
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiaqing Zhao <jiaqing.zhao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Please follow the documented Intel kernel developer requirements before
you submit this again, based on the changes that process will require.

thanks,

greg k-h