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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 83c88cae1ed..c28a2ac88f9 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -6,6 +6,24 @@ be removed from this file. --------------------------- +What: old static regulatory information and ieee80211_regdom module parameter +When: 2.6.29 +Why: The old regulatory infrastructure has been replaced with a new one + which does not require statically defined regulatory domains. We do + not want to keep static regulatory domains in the kernel due to the + the dynamic nature of regulatory law and localization. We kept around + the old static definitions for the regulatory domains of: + * US + * JP + * EU + and used by default the US when CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY was + set. We also kept around the ieee80211_regdom module parameter in case + some applications were relying on it. Changing regulatory domains + can now be done instead by using nl80211, as is done with iw. +Who: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com> + +--------------------------- + What: dev->power.power_state When: July 2007 Why: Broken design for runtime control over driver power states, confusing @@ -38,30 +56,6 @@ Who: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org> --------------------------- -What: old tuner-3036 i2c driver -When: 2.6.28 -Why: This driver is for VERY old i2c-over-parallel port teletext receiver - boxes. Rather then spending effort on converting this driver to V4L2, - and since it is extremely unlikely that anyone still uses one of these - devices, it was decided to drop it. -Who: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl> - Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org> - - --------------------------- - -What: V4L2 dpc7146 driver -When: 2.6.28 -Why: Old driver for the dpc7146 demonstration board that is no longer - relevant. The last time this was tested on actual hardware was - probably around 2002. Since this is a driver for a demonstration - board the decision was made to remove it rather than spending a - lot of effort continually updating this driver to stay in sync - with the latest internal V4L2 or I2C API. -Who: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl> - Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org> - ---------------------------- - What: PCMCIA control ioctl (needed for pcmcia-cs [cardmgr, cardctl]) When: November 2005 Files: drivers/pcmcia/: pcmcia_ioctl.c @@ -232,6 +226,9 @@ What (Why): - xt_mark match revision 0 (superseded by xt_mark match revision 1) + - xt_recent: the old ipt_recent proc dir + (superseded by /proc/net/xt_recent) + When: January 2009 or Linux 2.7.0, whichever comes first Why: Superseded by newer revisions or modules Who: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de> @@ -266,11 +263,19 @@ Who: Glauber Costa <gcosta@redhat.com> --------------------------- -What: old style serial driver for ColdFire (CONFIG_SERIAL_COLDFIRE) -When: 2.6.28 -Why: This driver still uses the old interface and has been replaced - by CONFIG_SERIAL_MCF. -Who: Sebastian Siewior <sebastian@breakpoint.cc> +What: remove HID compat support +When: 2.6.29 +Why: needed only as a temporary solution until distros fix themselves up +Who: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com> + +--------------------------- + +What: print_fn_descriptor_symbol() +When: October 2009 +Why: The %pF vsprintf format provides the same functionality in a + simpler way. print_fn_descriptor_symbol() is deprecated but + still present to give out-of-tree modules time to change. +Who: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com> --------------------------- @@ -330,3 +335,11 @@ Why: The 2.6 kernel supports direct writing to ide CD drives, which eliminates the need for ide-scsi. The new method is more efficient in every way. Who: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> + +--------------------------- + +What: i2c_attach_client(), i2c_detach_client(), i2c_driver->detach_client() +When: 2.6.29 (ideally) or 2.6.30 (more likely) +Why: Deprecated by the new (standard) device driver binding model. Use + i2c_driver->probe() and ->remove() instead. +Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> |