Four old Error Detection And Correction (EDAC) drivers are being orphaned for Linux 7.4, and the maintainer behind the change pointed to a wave of AI-generated fixes for hardware almost nobody runs on current mainline kernels.

EDAC maintainer Borislav Petkov of AMD sent the EDAC pull request for the Linux 7.4 merge window on October 19, 2026, Phoronix reported . In it he wrote:

"Orphan several EDAC drivers: i82975x, x38, xgene, i3200. Those have been receiving just drive-by updates and no one really uses them. At least there are no traces of usage on the mailing lists. So, with the advent of AI-generated fixes frenzy, and because no one can really test fixes on those, it is time to sunset them and point them towards the eternal happy hunting-grounds."

All four cover aging hardware. The i82975x driver is for Intel's 975X Express chipset, which Phoronix's Michael Larabel recalled owning about two decades ago. The x38 driver covers the Intel X38 MCH, and i3200 is for Intel's 3200/3210 chipset.…