[PATCH v2] kni: remove deprecated kernel network interface

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:40:35 +0200
Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net> wrote:

> 30/07/2023 19:12, Stephen Hemminger:
> > On Sat, 29 Jul 2023 19:12:05 -0700
> > Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org> wrote:
> >   
> > > Deprecation and removal was announced in 22.11.
> > > Make it so.  
> 
> Would be good to summarize the reason here,
> and name replacements.
> 
> Also it should not be completely removed.
> I think we were supposed to move KNI into the kmod repository?

The decision I remember was to remove it completely.
KNI has several issues which make it unstable and even a potential
security problem. Moving it doesn't stop usage.

> > > Leave kernel/linux with empty directory because
> > > CI is trying to directly build it. At some later date,
> > > kernel/linux can be removed.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
> > > ---  
> > 
> > Want suggestions on this.
> > 1. The release notes gets coding style warning because checkpatch
> > is checking that release note matches current release, and release number
> > hasn't change yet.  Should I just wait?  
> 
> Yes the release notes file for 23.11 should be created today.
> 
> 
> > 2. The OVSrobot is looking into the port library to see the kni symbols.
> > But port is marked as deprecated already.
> > Perhaps we should just pull out port first?  
> 
> No we must support it until it is removed.
> You should either disable or remove KNI from the port library.

The patch removed from port library and it builds but the ABI
robot was looking for symbols.

Will just remove port library first.