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1 files changed, 22 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index bc693fffabe..2a4d77946c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -6,6 +6,21 @@ 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 @@ -302,18 +317,6 @@ Who: ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com --------------------------- -What: SCTP_GET_PEER_ADDRS_NUM_OLD, SCTP_GET_PEER_ADDRS_OLD, - SCTP_GET_LOCAL_ADDRS_NUM_OLD, SCTP_GET_LOCAL_ADDRS_OLD -When: June 2009 -Why: A newer version of the options have been introduced in 2005 that - removes the limitions of the old API. The sctp library has been - converted to use these new options at the same time. Any user - space app that directly uses the old options should convert to using - the new options. -Who: Vlad Yasevich <vladislav.yasevich@hp.com> - ---------------------------- - What: Ability for non root users to shm_get hugetlb pages based on mlock resource limits When: 2.6.31 @@ -404,15 +407,6 @@ Who: Alex Chiang <achiang@hp.com> --------------------------- -What: i2c-voodoo3 driver -When: October 2009 -Why: Superseded by tdfxfb. I2C/DDC support used to live in a separate - driver but this caused driver conflicts. -Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> - Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@wp.pl> - ---------------------------- - What: CONFIG_RFKILL_INPUT When: 2.6.33 Why: Should be implemented in userspace, policy daemon. @@ -489,3 +483,10 @@ Why: With the recent innovations in CPU hardware acceleration technologies Who: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com> ---------------------------- + +What: adt7473 hardware monitoring driver +When: February 2010 +Why: Obsoleted by the adt7475 driver. +Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> + +--------------------------- |