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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 13f0bb3187b..1a9446b5915 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -133,42 +133,6 @@ Who: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> --------------------------- -What: Video4Linux obsolete drivers using V4L1 API -When: kernel 2.6.39 -Files: drivers/staging/se401/* drivers/staging/usbvideo/* -Check: drivers/staging/se401/se401.c drivers/staging/usbvideo/usbvideo.c -Why: There are some drivers still using V4L1 API, despite all efforts we've done - to migrate. Those drivers are for obsolete hardware that the old maintainer - didn't care (or not have the hardware anymore), and that no other developer - could find any hardware to buy. They probably have no practical usage today, - and people with such old hardware could probably keep using an older version - of the kernel. Those drivers will be moved to staging on 2.6.38 and, if nobody - cares enough to port and test them with V4L2 API, they'll be removed on 2.6.39. -Who: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org> - ---------------------------- - -What: Video4Linux: Remove obsolete ioctl's -When: kernel 2.6.39 -Files: include/media/videodev2.h -Why: Some ioctl's were defined wrong on 2.6.2 and 2.6.6, using the wrong - type of R/W arguments. They were fixed, but the old ioctl names are - still there, maintained to avoid breaking binary compatibility: - #define VIDIOC_OVERLAY_OLD _IOWR('V', 14, int) - #define VIDIOC_S_PARM_OLD _IOW('V', 22, struct v4l2_streamparm) - #define VIDIOC_S_CTRL_OLD _IOW('V', 28, struct v4l2_control) - #define VIDIOC_G_AUDIO_OLD _IOWR('V', 33, struct v4l2_audio) - #define VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT_OLD _IOWR('V', 49, struct v4l2_audioout) - #define VIDIOC_CROPCAP_OLD _IOR('V', 58, struct v4l2_cropcap) - There's no sense on preserving those forever, as it is very doubtful - that someone would try to use a such old binary with a modern kernel. - Removing them will allow us to remove some magic done at the V4L ioctl - handler. - -Who: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org> - ---------------------------- - What: sys_sysctl When: September 2010 Option: CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL @@ -287,7 +251,7 @@ Who: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com> What: CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER When: 2.6.39 Why: sysfs I/F for ACPI power devices, including AC and Battery, - has been working in upstream kenrel since 2.6.24, Sep 2007. + has been working in upstream kernel since 2.6.24, Sep 2007. In 2.6.37, we make the sysfs I/F always built in and this option disabled by default. Remove this option and the ACPI power procfs interface in 2.6.39. @@ -295,14 +259,6 @@ Who: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com> --------------------------- -What: /proc/acpi/button -When: August 2007 -Why: /proc/acpi/button has been replaced by events to the input layer - since 2.6.20. -Who: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> - ---------------------------- - What: /proc/acpi/event When: February 2008 Why: /proc/acpi/event has been replaced by events via the input layer @@ -342,16 +298,6 @@ Who: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> --------------------------- -What: /sys/o2cb symlink -When: January 2010 -Why: /sys/fs/o2cb is the proper location for this information - /sys/o2cb - exists as a symlink for backwards compatibility for old versions of - ocfs2-tools. 2 years should be sufficient time to phase in new versions - which know to look in /sys/fs/o2cb. -Who: ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com - ---------------------------- - What: Ability for non root users to shm_get hugetlb pages based on mlock resource limits When: 2.6.31 @@ -456,26 +402,6 @@ Who: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> ---------------------------- -What: Support for lcd_switch and display_get in asus-laptop driver -When: March 2010 -Why: These two features use non-standard interfaces. There are the - only features that really need multiple path to guess what's - the right method name on a specific laptop. - - Removing them will allow to remove a lot of code an significantly - clean the drivers. - - This will affect the backlight code which won't be able to know - if the backlight is on or off. The platform display file will also be - write only (like the one in eeepc-laptop). - - This should'nt affect a lot of user because they usually know - when their display is on or off. - -Who: Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@gmail.com> - ----------------------------- - What: sysfs-class-rfkill state file When: Feb 2014 Files: net/rfkill/core.c @@ -494,16 +420,6 @@ Who: anybody or Florian Mickler <florian@mickler.org> ---------------------------- -What: capifs -When: February 2011 -Files: drivers/isdn/capi/capifs.* -Why: udev fully replaces this special file system that only contains CAPI - NCCI TTY device nodes. User space (pppdcapiplugin) works without - noticing the difference. -Who: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de> - ----------------------------- - What: KVM paravirt mmu host support When: January 2011 Why: The paravirt mmu host support is slower than non-paravirt mmu, both @@ -549,14 +465,6 @@ Who: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> ---------------------------- -What: The acpi_sleep=s4_nonvs command line option -When: 2.6.37 -Files: arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c -Why: superseded by acpi_sleep=nonvs -Who: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl> - ----------------------------- - What: PCI DMA unmap state API When: August 2012 Why: PCI DMA unmap state API (include/linux/pci-dma.h) was replaced @@ -610,16 +518,6 @@ Who: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> ---------------------------- -What: i2c_adapter.id -When: June 2011 -Why: This field is deprecated. I2C device drivers shouldn't change their - behavior based on the underlying I2C adapter. Instead, the I2C - adapter driver should instantiate the I2C devices and provide the - needed platform-specific information. -Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> - ----------------------------- - What: cancel_rearming_delayed_work[queue]() When: 2.6.39 @@ -640,6 +538,13 @@ Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> ---------------------------- +What: xt_connlimit rev 0 +When: 2012 +Who: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@medozas.de> +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 @@ -655,3 +560,43 @@ Why: The original implementation of memsw feature enabled by Who: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.cz> ---------------------------- + +What: ipt_addrtype match include file +When: 2012 +Why: superseded by xt_addrtype +Who: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de> +Files: include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ipt_addrtype.h + +---------------------------- + +What: i2c_driver.attach_adapter + i2c_driver.detach_adapter +When: September 2011 +Why: These legacy callbacks should no longer be used as i2c-core offers + a variety of preferable alternative ways to instantiate I2C devices. +Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> + +---------------------------- + +What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_ADD in the uvcvideo driver +When: 2.6.42 +Why: The information passed to the driver by this ioctl is now queried + dynamically from the device. +Who: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com> + +---------------------------- + +What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_MAP_OLD in the uvcvideo driver +When: 2.6.42 +Why: Used only by applications compiled against older driver versions. + Superseded by UVCIOC_CTRL_MAP which supports V4L2 menu controls. +Who: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com> + +---------------------------- + +What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_GET and UVCIOC_CTRL_SET in the uvcvideo driver +When: 2.6.42 +Why: Superseded by the UVCIOC_CTRL_QUERY ioctl. +Who: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com> + +---------------------------- |