3 files changed, 0 insertions, 54 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index 2f2fbffafbe0..616eee9c04f1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
@@ -187,13 +187,5 @@ config THINKPAD_ACPI_BAY
 
           If you are not sure, say Y here.
 
-config BLINK
-        tristate "Keyboard blink driver"
-        help
-          Driver that when loaded will blink the keyboard LEDs continuously.
-          This is useful for debugging and for kernels that cannot necessarily
-          output something to the screen like kexec kernels to give the user
-          a visual indication that the kernel is doing something.
-
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
index 5b6d46de005c..8abbf2f07a65 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IBM_ASM)		+= ibmasm/
 obj-$(CONFIG_HDPU_FEATURES)     += hdpuftrs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MSI_LAPTOP)     += msi-laptop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ASUS_LAPTOP)     += asus-laptop.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_BLINK)             += blink.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LKDTM)             += lkdtm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TIFM_CORE)         += tifm_core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TIFM_7XX1)         += tifm_7xx1.o
diff --git a/drivers/misc/blink.c b/drivers/misc/blink.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 97f7253ce2d3..000000000000
--- a/drivers/misc/blink.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/timer.h>
-#include <linux/jiffies.h>
-
-static void do_blink(unsigned long data);
-
-static DEFINE_TIMER(blink_timer, do_blink, 0 ,0);
-
-static void do_blink(unsigned long data)
-{
-        static long count;
-        if (panic_blink)
-                panic_blink(count++);
-        blink_timer.expires = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1);
-        add_timer(&blink_timer);
-}
-
-static int blink_panic_event(struct notifier_block *blk,
-                             unsigned long event, void *arg)
-{
-        do_blink(0);
-        return 0;
-}
-
-static struct notifier_block blink_notify = {
-        .notifier_call = blink_panic_event,
-};
-
-static __init int blink_init(void)
-{
-        printk(KERN_INFO "Enabling keyboard blinking\n");
-        atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list, &blink_notify);
-        return 0;
-}
-
-static __exit void blink_remove(void)
-{
-        del_timer_sync(&blink_timer);
-        atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&panic_notifier_list, &blink_notify);
-}
-
-module_init(blink_init);
-module_exit(blink_remove);
-