ieee1394: schedule unused symbol exports for removal

This also means that former parts of ieee1394's API will be subject to
change or removal.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index c8c6daeefed0399066aa2dadfe4ad0f8fe1c33d6..ed10a464e915e3d2b18d07c5f6125013ad203abe 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ Who: Dan Dennedy <dan@dennedy.org>, Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
 
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+What:  ieee1394 core's unused exports (CONFIG_IEEE1394_EXPORT_FULL_API)
+When:  January 2007
+Why:   There are no projects known to use these exported symbols.
+Who:   Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
+
+---------------------------
+
 What:  Video4Linux API 1 ioctls and video_decoder.h from Video devices.
 When:  December 2006
 Why:   V4L1 AP1 was replaced by V4L2 API. during migration from 2.4 to 2.6

diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig b/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
index 680da9e195dcfe2f7254f12025f2f8f58961d35c..87325ddbda56b75842dbcc0205fa5468bdab5439 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
@@ -67,16 +67,11 @@ config IEEE1394_CONFIG_ROM_IP1394
          eth1394 option below.
 
 config IEEE1394_EXPORT_FULL_API
-       bool "Export all symbols of ieee1394's API"
+       bool "Export all symbols of ieee1394's API (deprecated)"
        depends on IEEE1394
        default n
        help
-         Export all symbols of ieee1394's driver programming interface, even
-         those that are not currently used by the standard IEEE 1394 drivers.
-
-         This option does not affect the interface to userspace applications.
-         Say Y here if you want to compile externally developed drivers that
-         make extended use of ieee1394's API. It is otherwise safe to say N.
+         This option will be removed soon.  Don't worry, say N.
 
 comment "Device Drivers"
        depends on IEEE1394