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1 files changed, 44 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 0a46833c1b7..73ef30dbe61 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -6,21 +6,6 @@ be removed from this file. --------------------------- -What: USER_SCHED -When: 2.6.34 - -Why: USER_SCHED was implemented as a proof of concept for group scheduling. - The effect of USER_SCHED can already be achieved from userspace with - the help of libcgroup. The removal of USER_SCHED will also simplify - the scheduler code with the removal of one major ifdef. There are also - issues USER_SCHED has with USER_NS. A decision was taken not to fix - those and instead remove USER_SCHED. Also new group scheduling - features will not be implemented for USER_SCHED. - -Who: Dhaval Giani <dhaval@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - ---------------------------- - What: PRISM54 When: 2.6.34 @@ -64,6 +49,17 @@ Who: Robin Getz <rgetz@blackfin.uclinux.org> & Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com> --------------------------- +What: Deprecated snapshot ioctls +When: 2.6.36 + +Why: The ioctls in kernel/power/user.c were marked as deprecated long time + ago. Now they notify users about that so that they need to replace + their userspace. After some more time, remove them completely. + +Who: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com> + +--------------------------- + What: The ieee80211_regdom module parameter When: March 2010 / desktop catchup @@ -88,27 +84,6 @@ Who: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com> --------------------------- -What: CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY - old static regulatory information -When: March 2010 / desktop catchup - -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 will remove this option once the standard Linux desktop catches - up with the new userspace APIs we have implemented. - -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 @@ -542,3 +517,36 @@ Why: Duplicate functionality with the gspca_zc3xx driver, zc0301 only sensors) wich are also supported by the gspca_zc3xx driver (which supports 53 USB-ID's in total) Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> + +---------------------------- + +What: corgikbd, spitzkbd, tosakbd driver +When: 2.6.35 +Files: drivers/input/keyboard/{corgi,spitz,tosa}kbd.c +Why: We now have a generic GPIO based matrix keyboard driver that + are fully capable of handling all the keys on these devices. + The original drivers manipulate the GPIO registers directly + and so are difficult to maintain. +Who: Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@gmail.com> + +---------------------------- + +What: corgi_ssp and corgi_ts driver +When: 2.6.35 +Files: arch/arm/mach-pxa/corgi_ssp.c, drivers/input/touchscreen/corgi_ts.c +Why: The corgi touchscreen is now deprecated in favour of the generic + ads7846.c driver. The noise reduction technique used in corgi_ts.c, + that's to wait till vsync before ADC sampling, is also integrated into + ads7846 driver now. Provided that the original driver is not generic + and is difficult to maintain, it will be removed later. +Who: Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@gmail.com> + +---------------------------- + +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> |