[PATCH net-next 0/2] retire IPX and Netware file system

Netware has bee dead for years. Time to deprecate IPX and the
Novell file system.

Stephen Hemminger (2):
  ipx: move Novell IPX protocol support into staging
  ncpfs: move net/ncpfs to drivers/staging/ncpfs

 MAINTAINERS                                    | 5 ++---
 drivers/staging/Kconfig                        | 4 ++++
 drivers/staging/Makefile                       | 2 ++
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/Kconfig           | 0
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/Makefile          | 0
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/af_ipx.c          | 0
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/ipx_proc.c        | 0
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/ipx_route.c       | 0
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/pe2.c             | 0
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/sysctl_net_ipx.c  | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/Kconfig          | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/Makefile         | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/dir.c            | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/file.c           | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/getopt.c         | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/getopt.h         | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/inode.c          | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ioctl.c          | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/mmap.c           | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncp_fs.h         | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncp_fs_i.h       | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncp_fs_sb.h      | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c  | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h  | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.c | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.h | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/sock.c           | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/symlink.c        | 0
 fs/Kconfig                                     | 1 -
 fs/Makefile                                    | 1 -
 net/Kconfig                                    | 1 -
 net/Makefile                                   | 1 -
 32 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/Kconfig (100%)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/Makefile (100%)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/af_ipx.c (100%)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/ipx_proc.c (100%)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/ipx_route.c (100%)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/pe2.c (100%)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/sysctl_net_ipx.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/Kconfig (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/Makefile (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/dir.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/file.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/getopt.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/getopt.h (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/inode.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ioctl.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/mmap.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncp_fs.h (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncp_fs_i.h (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncp_fs_sb.h (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.h (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/sock.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/symlink.c (100%)

-- 
2.11.0

The Netware IPX protocol is very old and no one should still be using
it. It is time to move it into staging for a while and eventually
decommision it.

Note: net/ipx.h has to be kept around because bonding is still
using it to decode IPX header for LAG.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
 MAINTAINERS                                   | 3 +--
 drivers/staging/Kconfig                       | 2 ++
 drivers/staging/Makefile                      | 1 +
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/Kconfig          | 0
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/Makefile         | 0
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/af_ipx.c         | 0
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/ipx_proc.c       | 0
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/ipx_route.c      | 0
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/pe2.c            | 0
 {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/sysctl_net_ipx.c | 0
 net/Kconfig                                   | 1 -
 net/Makefile                                  | 1 -
 12 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/Kconfig (100%)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/Makefile (100%)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/af_ipx.c (100%)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/ipx_proc.c (100%)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/ipx_route.c (100%)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/pe2.c (100%)
 rename {net => drivers/staging}/ipx/sysctl_net_ipx.c (100%)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 29aa89a1837b..54c29ebcec55 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS

@@ -7206,9 +7206,8 @@ F:	drivers/tty/ipwireless/
 IPX NETWORK LAYER
 L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Odd fixes
-F:	include/net/ipx.h
 F:	include/uapi/linux/ipx.h
-F:	net/ipx/
+F:	drivers/staging/ipx/
 
 IRDA SUBSYSTEM
 M:	Samuel Ortiz <samuel@sortiz.org>

diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
index 554683912cff..3744640bed5a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ if STAGING
 
 source "drivers/staging/irda/net/Kconfig"
 
+source "drivers/staging/ipx/Kconfig"
+
 source "drivers/staging/wlan-ng/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/comedi/Kconfig"

diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index 6e536020029a..f4c0506470ff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 obj-y				+= media/
 obj-y				+= typec/
+obj-$(CONFIG_IPX)		+= ipx/
 obj-$(CONFIG_IRDA)		+= irda/net/
 obj-$(CONFIG_IRDA)		+= irda/drivers/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PRISM2_USB)	+= wlan-ng/

diff --git a/net/ipx/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/ipx/Kconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from net/ipx/Kconfig
rename to drivers/staging/ipx/Kconfig
diff --git a/net/ipx/Makefile b/drivers/staging/ipx/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from net/ipx/Makefile
rename to drivers/staging/ipx/Makefile
diff --git a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c b/drivers/staging/ipx/af_ipx.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/ipx/af_ipx.c
rename to drivers/staging/ipx/af_ipx.c
diff --git a/net/ipx/ipx_proc.c b/drivers/staging/ipx/ipx_proc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/ipx/ipx_proc.c
rename to drivers/staging/ipx/ipx_proc.c
diff --git a/net/ipx/ipx_route.c b/drivers/staging/ipx/ipx_route.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/ipx/ipx_route.c
rename to drivers/staging/ipx/ipx_route.c
diff --git a/net/ipx/pe2.c b/drivers/staging/ipx/pe2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/ipx/pe2.c
rename to drivers/staging/ipx/pe2.c
diff --git a/net/ipx/sysctl_net_ipx.c b/drivers/staging/ipx/sysctl_net_ipx.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/ipx/sysctl_net_ipx.c
rename to drivers/staging/ipx/sysctl_net_ipx.c
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 9dba2715919d..ff71ba0f6c27 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig

@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ source "net/dsa/Kconfig"
 source "net/8021q/Kconfig"
 source "net/decnet/Kconfig"
 source "net/llc/Kconfig"
-source "net/ipx/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig"
 source "net/x25/Kconfig"
 source "net/lapb/Kconfig"

diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
index 14fede520840..a6147c61b174 100644
--- a/net/Makefile
+++ b/net/Makefile

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PACKET)		+= packet/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_KEY)		+= key/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BRIDGE)		+= bridge/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA)		+= dsa/
-obj-$(CONFIG_IPX)		+= ipx/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATALK)		+= appletalk/
 obj-$(CONFIG_X25)		+= x25/
 obj-$(CONFIG_LAPB)		+= lapb/

-- 
2.11.0

The Netware Core Protocol is a file system that talks to
Netware clients over IPX. Since IPX has been dead for many years
move the file system into staging for eventual interment.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
 MAINTAINERS                                    | 2 +-
 drivers/staging/Kconfig                        | 2 ++
 drivers/staging/Makefile                       | 1 +
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/Kconfig          | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/Makefile         | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/dir.c            | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/file.c           | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/getopt.c         | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/getopt.h         | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/inode.c          | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ioctl.c          | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/mmap.c           | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncp_fs.h         | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncp_fs_i.h       | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncp_fs_sb.h      | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c  | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h  | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.c | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.h | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/sock.c           | 0
 {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/symlink.c        | 0
 fs/Kconfig                                     | 1 -
 fs/Makefile                                    | 1 -
 23 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/Kconfig (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/Makefile (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/dir.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/file.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/getopt.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/getopt.h (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/inode.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ioctl.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/mmap.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncp_fs.h (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncp_fs_i.h (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncp_fs_sb.h (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.h (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/sock.c (100%)
 rename {fs => drivers/staging}/ncpfs/symlink.c (100%)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 54c29ebcec55..5ed623ad5717 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS

@@ -9276,7 +9276,7 @@ F:	drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/natsemi.c
 NCP FILESYSTEM
 M:	Petr Vandrovec <petr@vandrovec.name>
 S:	Odd Fixes
-F:	fs/ncpfs/
+F:	drivers/staging/ncpfs/
 
 NCR 5380 SCSI DRIVERS
 M:	Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au>

diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
index 3744640bed5a..e95ab683331e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ source "drivers/staging/irda/net/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/ipx/Kconfig"
 
+source "drivers/staging/ncpfs/Kconfig"
+
 source "drivers/staging/wlan-ng/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/comedi/Kconfig"

diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index f4c0506470ff..af8cd6a3a1f6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 obj-y				+= media/
 obj-y				+= typec/
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPX)		+= ipx/
+obj-$(CONFIG_NCP_FS)		+= ncpfs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_IRDA)		+= irda/net/
 obj-$(CONFIG_IRDA)		+= irda/drivers/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PRISM2_USB)	+= wlan-ng/

diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/Kconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/Kconfig
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/Kconfig
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/Makefile b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/Makefile
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/Makefile
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/dir.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/dir.c
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/dir.c
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/file.c b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/file.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/file.c
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/file.c
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/getopt.c b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/getopt.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/getopt.c
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/getopt.c
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/getopt.h b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/getopt.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/getopt.h
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/getopt.h
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/inode.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/inode.c
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/inode.c
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/ioctl.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/ioctl.c
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/mmap.c b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/mmap.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/mmap.c
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/mmap.c
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ncp_fs.h b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncp_fs.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/ncp_fs.h
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncp_fs.h
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ncp_fs_i.h b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncp_fs_i.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/ncp_fs_i.h
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncp_fs_i.h
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ncp_fs_sb.h b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncp_fs_sb.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/ncp_fs_sb.h
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncp_fs_sb.h
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.h
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.c b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.c
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.c
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.h b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.h
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncpsign_kernel.h
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/sock.c b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/sock.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/sock.c
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/sock.c
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/symlink.c b/drivers/staging/ncpfs/symlink.c
similarity index 100%
rename from fs/ncpfs/symlink.c
rename to drivers/staging/ncpfs/symlink.c
diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 7aee6d699fd6..eaf968bf9cfc 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig

@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ config NFS_COMMON
 source "net/sunrpc/Kconfig"
 source "fs/ceph/Kconfig"
 source "fs/cifs/Kconfig"
-source "fs/ncpfs/Kconfig"
 source "fs/coda/Kconfig"
 source "fs/afs/Kconfig"
 source "fs/9p/Kconfig"

diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile
index ef772f1eaff8..add789ea270a 100644
--- a/fs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/Makefile

@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_LOCKD)		+= lockd/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NLS)		+= nls/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYSV_FS)		+= sysv/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CIFS)		+= cifs/
-obj-$(CONFIG_NCP_FS)		+= ncpfs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_HPFS_FS)		+= hpfs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NTFS_FS)		+= ntfs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_UFS_FS)		+= ufs/

-- 
2.11.0

On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 11:22:25AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:

Netware has bee dead for years. Time to deprecate IPX and the
Novell file system.

Stephen Hemminger (2):
  ipx: move Novell IPX protocol support into staging
  ncpfs: move net/ncpfs to drivers/staging/ncpfs

Can you also add TODO files for these two new directories much like
staging/irda/TODO has?

If so, no objection from me at all for this!

thanks,

greg k-h

On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 11:22:27AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:

The Netware Core Protocol is a file system that talks to
Netware clients over IPX. Since IPX has been dead for many years
move the file system into staging for eventual interment.

Should probably cc Petr on this ... (added)

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 5:14 AM, Matthew Wilcox [off-list ref] wrote:

On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 11:22:27AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:

quoted

The Netware Core Protocol is a file system that talks to
Netware clients over IPX. Since IPX has been dead for many years
move the file system into staging for eventual interment.

Should probably cc Petr on this ... (added)

Hi,
  NCP and ncpfs can actually run over UDP and TCP too, so there is
no hard IPX dependency.

Saying that, I think that ncpfs fully deserves being removed/obsoleted.
It is pretty hard to find hardware on which NetWare can still run, most
of distributions do not ship userspace tools anymore, and as far as
I can tell there are zero users.

So feel free to go ahead and do what you got to do...

Thanks,
Petr

P.S.: Sorry if you get it multiple times.  I could not figure out how to
make gmail app to not send text/html :-(  Hopefully now from computer
I can send it as text/plain.