Linux 7.1 is removing three obsolete PCMCIA host controller drivers: I82092, I82365, and TCIC. These drivers supported hardware from the early 2000s or earlier, with PCMCIA natively last appearing in computers around 2009. The drivers have had no meaningful changes since 2022, are unmaintained, and are considered to have no remaining users. The removal trims 3,169 lines of code from the kernel. This continues a multi-year effort to phase out PCMCIA support, following earlier removals of PCMCIA char drivers in 2023 and obsolete WiFi card drivers.
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