Additional Old Linux Drivers Face Removal Due To Noise From AI/LLM Coding Agents
The Linux kernel is undergoing a cleanup to remove old drivers due to noise generated by AI/LLM coding agents. These agents are sending in reports and patches for outdated drivers that are no longer used by modern kernel builds. The removal of these drivers, such as the Moxa Intellio and IPWireless drivers, aims to reduce unnecessary code and minimize waste of time for kernel maintainers.
- ▪The Moxa Intellio driver, which dates back to 1999, is being removed due to lack of use and the company no longer needing it.
- ▪The removal of the Moxa driver eliminates nearly 2.2k lines from the Linux kernel source tree.
- ▪The IPWireless driver for select 3G UTMS PCMCIA cards is also being removed due to inactivity since at least 2011 and no likely users.
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Additional Old Linux Drivers Face Removal Due To Noise From AI/LLM Coding Agents Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 5 August 2026 at 06:38 AM EDT. Add A Comment There continues to be a lout of cleaning up of the kernel source tree to deal with noise generated by AI / LLM coding agents sending in reports and patches for old drivers that are likely not actively used by anyone on modern upstream kernel builds. Rather than continuing to carry these old drivers around with the uptick in AI/LLM-generated noise, kernel maintainers are finding it better to just retire the old drivers. In recent months we have seen a lot of old kernel code removed stemming from that AI/LLM noise.
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