From 6f4fc423b96c8fdf6f5c8b8ad79b75b7fb5a5c59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Hemminger Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:44:25 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] [SHAPER]: Mark for removal. This driver has been marked obsolete for a long time and is superseded by traffic schedulers. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 00928d2ecf..64831def40 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -306,3 +306,12 @@ Why: In kernel tree version of driver is unmaintained. Sk98lin driver Who: Stephen Hemminger --------------------------- + +What: shaper network driver +When: January 2008 +Files: drivers/net/shaper.c, include/linux/if_shaper.h +Why: This driver has been marked obsolete for many years. + It was only designed to work on lower speed links and has design + flaws that lead to machine crashes. The qdisc infrastructure in + 2.4 or later kernels, provides richer features and is more robust. +Who: Stephen Hemminger -- 2.39.5