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-What: sys_sysctl
-When: January 2007
-Why: The same information is available through /proc/sys and that is the
- interface user space prefers to use. And there do not appear to be
- any existing user in user space of sys_sysctl. The additional
- maintenance overhead of keeping a set of binary names gets
- in the way of doing a good job of maintaining this interface.
-
-Who: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
-
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-
What: PCMCIA control ioctl (needed for pcmcia-cs [cardmgr, cardctl])
When: November 2005
Files: drivers/pcmcia/: pcmcia_ioctl.c
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-What: frame diverter
-When: November 2006
-Why: The frame diverter is included in most distribution kernels, but is
- broken. It does not correctly handle many things:
- - IPV6
- - non-linear skb's
- - network device RCU on removal
- - input frames not correctly checked for protocol errors
- It also adds allocation overhead even if not enabled.
- It is not clear if anyone is still using it.
-Who: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
-
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-
-
What: PHYSDEVPATH, PHYSDEVBUS, PHYSDEVDRIVER in the uevent environment
-When: Oktober 2008
+When: October 2008
Why: The stacking of class devices makes these values misleading and
inconsistent.
Class devices should not carry any of these properties, and bus