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Because of this I am >>> OK to remove the driver, but cc'ed techboard for any objection. >>> >>> >>> Also I don't know if device was available in the public market, >>> what is the chance to have the users using this device without >>> your company's knowledge. >> >> The devices were sold and supported directly by the Netcope >> Technologies. I asked them about driver removal and they think it will >> not affect any customer. >> > > This is what I was expecting, so the impact of removal is minimum. Reviewed-by: Ferruh Yigit Applied to dpdk-next-net/main, thanks.