kernel/linux.git/arch/powerpc, branch master

Merge tag 'net-deletions' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next

2026-04-24T16:41:58+00:00

Pull networking deletions from Jakub Kicinski: "Delete some obsolete networking code Old code like amateur radio and NFC have long been a burden to core networking developers. syzbot loves to find bugs in BKL-era code, and noobs try to fix them. If we want to have a fighting chance of surviving the LLM-pocalypse this code needs to find a dedicated owner or get deleted. We've talked about these deletions multiple times in the past and every time someone wanted the code to stay. It is never very clear to me how many of those people actually use the code vs are just nostalgic to see it go. Amateur radio did have occasional users (or so I think) but most users switched to user space implementations since its all super slow stuff. Nobody stepped up to maintain the kernel code. We were lucky enough to find someone who wants to help with NFC so we're giving that a chance. Let's try to put the rest of this code behind us" * tag 'net-deletions' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next: drivers: net: 8390: wd80x3: Remove this driver drivers: net: 8390: ultra: Remove this driver drivers: net: 8390: AX88190: Remove this driver drivers: net: fujitsu: fmvj18x: Remove this driver drivers: net: smsc: smc91c92: Remove this driver drivers: net: smsc: smc9194: Remove this driver drivers: net: amd: nmclan: Remove this driver drivers: net: amd: lance: Remove this driver drivers: net: 3com: 3c589: Remove this driver drivers: net: 3com: 3c574: Remove this driver drivers: net: 3com: 3c515: Remove this driver drivers: net: 3com: 3c509: Remove this driver net: packetengines: remove obsolete yellowfin driver and vendor dir net: packetengines: remove obsolete hamachi driver net: remove unused ATM protocols and legacy ATM device drivers net: remove ax25 and amateur radio (hamradio) subsystem net: remove ISDN subsystem and Bluetooth CMTP caif: remove CAIF NETWORK LAYER

drivers: net: 8390: ultra: Remove this driver

2026-04-23T22:57:10+00:00

The ultra was written by Donald Becker 1993 to 1998. It is an ISA device, so unlikely to be used with modern kernels. Acked-by: Dominik Brodowski Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260422-v7-0-0-net-next-driver-removal-v1-v2-14-08a5b59784d5@lunn.ch Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

drivers: net: 8390: AX88190: Remove this driver

2026-04-23T22:57:10+00:00

The ax88190 was written by David A. Hinds in 2001. It is an PCMCIA device, so unlikely to be used with modern kernels. Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260422-v7-0-0-net-next-driver-removal-v1-v2-12-08a5b59784d5@lunn.ch Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

drivers: net: fujitsu: fmvj18x: Remove this driver

2026-04-23T22:57:10+00:00

The fmvj18x was written by Shingo Fujimoto in 2002. It is an PCMCIA device, so unlikely to be used with modern kernels. Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260422-v7-0-0-net-next-driver-removal-v1-v2-11-08a5b59784d5@lunn.ch Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

drivers: net: smsc: smc91c92: Remove this driver

2026-04-23T22:57:06+00:00

The smc91c92 was written by David A Hinds in 1999. It is an PCMCIA device, so unlikely to be used with modern kernels. Remove the Documentation as well, since it refers to kernel versions 1.2.13 until 1.3.71 and FTP sites which no longer exist. Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260422-v7-0-0-net-next-driver-removal-v1-v2-8-08a5b59784d5@lunn.ch Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

drivers: net: amd: nmclan: Remove this driver

2026-04-23T22:56:49+00:00

The nmclan was written by Roger C Pao in 1995. It is an PCMCIA device, so unlikely to be used with modern kernels. Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260422-v7-0-0-net-next-driver-removal-v1-v2-6-08a5b59784d5@lunn.ch Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

drivers: net: 3com: 3c589: Remove this driver

2026-04-23T22:56:49+00:00

The 3c589 was written by David A. Hinds 2001. It is an PCMCIA device, so unlikely to be used with modern kernels. Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260422-v7-0-0-net-next-driver-removal-v1-v2-4-08a5b59784d5@lunn.ch Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

drivers: net: 3com: 3c574: Remove this driver

2026-04-23T22:56:49+00:00

The 3c574 was written by Donald Becker between 1993-1998. It is an PCMCIA device, so unlikely to be used with modern kernels. Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260422-v7-0-0-net-next-driver-removal-v1-v2-3-08a5b59784d5@lunn.ch Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

drivers: net: 3com: 3c509: Remove this driver

2026-04-23T22:56:43+00:00

The 3c509 was written by Donald Becker between 1993-2000. It is an ISA device, so unlikely to be used with modern kernels. Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260422-v7-0-0-net-next-driver-removal-v1-v2-1-08a5b59784d5@lunn.ch Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: packetengines: remove obsolete yellowfin driver and vendor dir

2026-04-23T21:49:08+00:00

Similar to the hamachi driver, the yellowfin driver supports hardware that is over two decades old and no longer in active use. Since yellowfin was the last remaining driver in the packetengines vendor directory, we can now safely remove the entire directory and drop its associated references from the parent Kconfig and Makefile. This eliminates dead code and reduces the overall maintenance burden on the netdev subsystem. Signed-off-by: Mingyu Wang <25181214217@stu.xidian.edu.cn> Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260422044820.485660-3-25181214217@stu.xidian.edu.cn Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski