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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index f487c6918d7..492e81df296 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -108,42 +108,6 @@ 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 @@ -270,14 +234,6 @@ 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 --------------------------- -What: /proc/acpi/button -When: August 2007 -Why: /proc/acpi/button has been replaced by events to the input layer - since 2.6.20.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 @@ -431,26 +387,6 @@ 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 @@ -585,16 +521,6 @@ 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 @@ -645,3 +571,12 @@ 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> + +---------------------------- |