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From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no>
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Subject: Removing firewire support from GENERIC
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:25:14 +0200
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Firewire is

 - a significant security risk
 - an obstacle to functining suspend / resume on many systems
 - rapidly becoming obsolete
 - available as a module

The attached patch removes it from GENERIC across the board.  Any
serious objections before I commit it to head?

DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no