X-Git-Url: http://drtracing.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Ffeature-removal-schedule.txt;h=1cf3dbdb15384fec85340509c4dd3318db004b9a;hb=3c607d27c818cf4a5d28f2c73b18a88f8fbdfa33;hp=d59e71df5c5ce72e9128a02bde5dc5c916585586;hpb=e4980371059ca4a81ccdcb4381c41af8869ca711;p=deliverable%2Flinux.git diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index d59e71df5c5c..1cf3dbdb1538 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Why: /proc//oom_adj allows userspace to influence the oom killer's A much more powerful interface, /proc//oom_score_adj, was introduced with the oom killer rewrite that allows users to increase or - decrease the badness() score linearly. This interface will replace + decrease the badness score linearly. This interface will replace /proc//oom_adj. A warning will be emitted to the kernel log if an application uses this @@ -193,20 +193,6 @@ Why: /proc//oom_adj allows userspace to influence the oom killer's --------------------------- -What: CS5535/CS5536 obsolete GPIO driver -When: June 2011 -Files: drivers/staging/cs5535_gpio/* -Check: drivers/staging/cs5535_gpio/cs5535_gpio.c -Why: A newer driver replaces this; it is drivers/gpio/cs5535-gpio.c, and - integrates with the Linux GPIO subsystem. The old driver has been - moved to staging, and will be removed altogether around 2.6.40. - Please test the new driver, and ensure that the functionality you - need and any bugfixes from the old driver are available in the new - one. -Who: Andres Salomon - --------------------------- - What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread) When: August 2006 Files: arch/*/kernel/*_ksyms.c @@ -294,7 +280,7 @@ When: The schedule was July 2008, but it was decided that we are going to keep t Why: The support code for the old firmware hurts code readability/maintainability and slightly hurts runtime performance. Bugfixes for the old firmware are not provided by Broadcom anymore. -Who: Michael Buesch +Who: Michael Buesch --------------------------- @@ -430,7 +416,7 @@ Who: Avi Kivity ---------------------------- What: iwlwifi 50XX module parameters -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: The "..50" modules parameters were used to configure 5000 series and up devices; different set of module parameters also available for 4965 with same functionalities. Consolidate both set into single place @@ -441,7 +427,7 @@ Who: Wey-Yi Guy ---------------------------- What: iwl4965 alias support -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: Internal alias support has been present in module-init-tools for some time, the MODULE_ALIAS("iwl4965") boilerplate aliases can be removed with no impact. @@ -474,15 +460,8 @@ Who: FUJITA Tomonori ---------------------------- -What: DMA_xxBIT_MASK macros -When: Jun 2011 -Why: DMA_xxBIT_MASK macros were replaced with DMA_BIT_MASK() macros. -Who: FUJITA Tomonori - ----------------------------- - What: iwlwifi disable_hw_scan module parameters -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: Hareware scan is the prefer method for iwlwifi devices for scanning operation. Remove software scan support for all the iwlwifi devices. @@ -491,16 +470,6 @@ Who: Wey-Yi Guy ---------------------------- -What: access to nfsd auth cache through sys_nfsservctl or '.' files - in the 'nfsd' filesystem. -When: 2.6.40 -Why: This is a legacy interface which have been replaced by a more - dynamic cache. Continuing to maintain this interface is an - unnecessary burden. -Who: NeilBrown - ----------------------------- - What: Legacy, non-standard chassis intrusion detection interface. When: June 2011 Why: The adm9240, w83792d and w83793 hardware monitoring drivers have @@ -518,22 +487,6 @@ Files: net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c ---------------------------- -What: noswapaccount kernel command line parameter -When: 2.6.40 -Why: The original implementation of memsw feature enabled by - CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP could be disabled by the noswapaccount - kernel parameter (introduced in 2.6.29-rc1). Later on, this decision - turned out to be not ideal because we cannot have the feature compiled - in and disabled by default and let only interested to enable it - (e.g. general distribution kernels might need it). Therefore we have - added swapaccount[=0|1] parameter (introduced in 2.6.37) which provides - the both possibilities. If we remove noswapaccount we will have - less command line parameters with the same functionality and we - can also cleanup the parameter handling a bit (). -Who: Michal Hocko - ----------------------------- - What: ipt_addrtype match include file When: 2012 Why: superseded by xt_addrtype @@ -552,7 +505,7 @@ Who: Jean Delvare ---------------------------- What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_ADD in the uvcvideo driver -When: 2.6.42 +When: 3.2 Why: The information passed to the driver by this ioctl is now queried dynamically from the device. Who: Laurent Pinchart @@ -560,7 +513,7 @@ Who: Laurent Pinchart ---------------------------- What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_MAP_OLD in the uvcvideo driver -When: 2.6.42 +When: 3.2 Why: Used only by applications compiled against older driver versions. Superseded by UVCIOC_CTRL_MAP which supports V4L2 menu controls. Who: Laurent Pinchart @@ -568,7 +521,7 @@ Who: Laurent Pinchart ---------------------------- What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_GET and UVCIOC_CTRL_SET in the uvcvideo driver -When: 2.6.42 +When: 3.2 Why: Superseded by the UVCIOC_CTRL_QUERY ioctl. Who: Laurent Pinchart @@ -595,3 +548,15 @@ Why: Just opening a V4L device should not change the state of the hardware Who: Hans Verkuil ---------------------------- + +What: g_file_storage driver +When: 3.8 +Why: This driver has been superseded by g_mass_storage. +Who: Alan Stern + +---------------------------- +What: iwlagn alias support +When: 3.5 +Why: The iwlagn module has been renamed iwlwifi. The alias will be around + for backward compatibility for several cycles and then dropped. +Who: Don Fry \ No newline at end of file