X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Ffeature-removal-schedule.txt;h=b3949cd3d013bea37421a6053b2fdc606024ebfb;hb=90833aa4f496d69ca374af6acef7d1614c8693ff;hp=486638f24b4f69ceb0c42643496fad657b7a9df4;hpb=a2ffd2751683f4275d4d1aa5ce37e5a6a1ae21df;p=linux-2.6 diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 486638f24b..b3949cd3d0 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ Who: Adrian Bunk --------------------------- -What: drivers that were depending on OBSOLETE_OSS_DRIVER - (config options already removed) -When: before 2.6.19 -Why: OSS drivers with ALSA replacements -Who: Adrian Bunk - ---------------------------- - What: raw1394: requests of type RAW1394_REQ_ISO_SEND, RAW1394_REQ_ISO_LISTEN When: November 2006 Why: Deprecated in favour of the new ioctl-based rawiso interface, which is @@ -61,18 +53,6 @@ Who: Mauro Carvalho Chehab --------------------------- -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 - ---------------------------- - What: PCMCIA control ioctl (needed for pcmcia-cs [cardmgr, cardctl]) When: November 2005 Files: drivers/pcmcia/: pcmcia_ioctl.c @@ -211,42 +191,6 @@ Who: Nick Piggin --------------------------- -What: Support for the Momentum / PMC-Sierra Jaguar ATX evaluation board -When: September 2006 -Why: Does no longer build since quite some time, and was never popular, - due to the platform being replaced by successor models. Apparently - no user base left. It also is one of the last users of - WANT_PAGE_VIRTUAL. -Who: Ralf Baechle - ---------------------------- - -What: Support for the Momentum Ocelot, Ocelot 3, Ocelot C and Ocelot G -When: September 2006 -Why: Some do no longer build and apparently there is no user base left - for these platforms. -Who: Ralf Baechle - ---------------------------- - -What: Support for MIPS Technologies' Altas and SEAD evaluation board -When: September 2006 -Why: Some do no longer build and apparently there is no user base left - for these platforms. Hardware out of production since several years. -Who: Ralf Baechle - ---------------------------- - -What: Support for the IT8172-based platforms, ITE 8172G and Globespan IVR -When: September 2006 -Why: Code does no longer build since at least 2.6.0, apparently there is - no user base left for these platforms. Hardware out of production - since several years and hardly a trace of the manufacturer left on - the net. -Who: Ralf Baechle - ---------------------------- - What: Interrupt only SA_* flags When: Januar 2007 Why: The interrupt related SA_* flags are replaced by IRQF_* to move them @@ -283,23 +227,8 @@ Who: Patrick McHardy --------------------------- -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 - ---------------------------- - - 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