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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl | 49 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 46 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/i2c/writing-clients | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/input/elantech.txt | 8 |
4 files changed, 48 insertions, 60 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl index ba997577150..ff3e5bec1c2 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl @@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ void (*dev_config) (struct ata_port *, struct ata_device *); issue of SET FEATURES - XFER MODE, and prior to operation. </para> <para> - Called by ata_device_add() after ata_dev_identify() determines - a device is present. - </para> - <para> This entry may be specified as NULL in ata_port_operations. </para> @@ -154,8 +150,8 @@ unsigned int (*mode_filter) (struct ata_port *, struct ata_device *, unsigned in <sect2><title>Taskfile read/write</title> <programlisting> -void (*tf_load) (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf); -void (*tf_read) (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf); +void (*sff_tf_load) (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf); +void (*sff_tf_read) (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf); </programlisting> <para> @@ -164,36 +160,35 @@ void (*tf_read) (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf); hardware registers / DMA buffers, to obtain the current set of taskfile register values. Most drivers for taskfile-based hardware (PIO or MMIO) use - ata_tf_load() and ata_tf_read() for these hooks. + ata_sff_tf_load() and ata_sff_tf_read() for these hooks. </para> </sect2> <sect2><title>PIO data read/write</title> <programlisting> -void (*data_xfer) (struct ata_device *, unsigned char *, unsigned int, int); +void (*sff_data_xfer) (struct ata_device *, unsigned char *, unsigned int, int); </programlisting> <para> All bmdma-style drivers must implement this hook. This is the low-level operation that actually copies the data bytes during a PIO data transfer. -Typically the driver -will choose one of ata_pio_data_xfer_noirq(), ata_pio_data_xfer(), or -ata_mmio_data_xfer(). +Typically the driver will choose one of ata_sff_data_xfer_noirq(), +ata_sff_data_xfer(), or ata_sff_data_xfer32(). </para> </sect2> <sect2><title>ATA command execute</title> <programlisting> -void (*exec_command)(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf); +void (*sff_exec_command)(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf); </programlisting> <para> causes an ATA command, previously loaded with ->tf_load(), to be initiated in hardware. - Most drivers for taskfile-based hardware use ata_exec_command() + Most drivers for taskfile-based hardware use ata_sff_exec_command() for this hook. </para> @@ -218,8 +213,8 @@ command. <sect2><title>Read specific ATA shadow registers</title> <programlisting> -u8 (*check_status)(struct ata_port *ap); -u8 (*check_altstatus)(struct ata_port *ap); +u8 (*sff_check_status)(struct ata_port *ap); +u8 (*sff_check_altstatus)(struct ata_port *ap); </programlisting> <para> @@ -227,20 +222,14 @@ u8 (*check_altstatus)(struct ata_port *ap); hardware. On some hardware, reading the Status register has the side effect of clearing the interrupt condition. Most drivers for taskfile-based hardware use - ata_check_status() for this hook. - </para> - <para> - Note that because this is called from ata_device_add(), at - least a dummy function that clears device interrupts must be - provided for all drivers, even if the controller doesn't - actually have a taskfile status register. + ata_sff_check_status() for this hook. </para> </sect2> <sect2><title>Select ATA device on bus</title> <programlisting> -void (*dev_select)(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device); +void (*sff_dev_select)(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device); </programlisting> <para> @@ -251,9 +240,7 @@ void (*dev_select)(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device); </para> <para> Most drivers for taskfile-based hardware use - ata_std_dev_select() for this hook. Controllers which do not - support second drives on a port (such as SATA contollers) will - use ata_noop_dev_select(). + ata_sff_dev_select() for this hook. </para> </sect2> @@ -441,13 +428,13 @@ void (*irq_clear) (struct ata_port *); to struct ata_host_set. </para> <para> - Most legacy IDE drivers use ata_interrupt() for the + Most legacy IDE drivers use ata_sff_interrupt() for the irq_handler hook, which scans all ports in the host_set, determines which queued command was active (if any), and calls - ata_host_intr(ap,qc). + ata_sff_host_intr(ap,qc). </para> <para> - Most legacy IDE drivers use ata_bmdma_irq_clear() for the + Most legacy IDE drivers use ata_sff_irq_clear() for the irq_clear() hook, which simply clears the interrupt and error flags in the DMA status register. </para> @@ -496,10 +483,6 @@ void (*host_stop) (struct ata_host_set *host_set); data from port at this time. </para> <para> - Many drivers use ata_port_stop() as this hook, which frees the - PRD table. - </para> - <para> ->host_stop() is called after all ->port_stop() calls have completed. The hook must finalize hardware shutdown, release DMA and other resources, etc. diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index ed511af0f79..a5e381185de 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -520,29 +520,6 @@ 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.* @@ -589,3 +566,26 @@ Why: Useful in 2003, implementation is a hack. Generally invoked by accident today. Seen as doing more harm than good. Who: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> + +---------------------------- + +What: video4linux /dev/vtx teletext API support +When: 2.6.35 +Files: drivers/media/video/saa5246a.c drivers/media/video/saa5249.c + include/linux/videotext.h +Why: The vtx device nodes have been superseded by vbi device nodes + for many years. No applications exist that use the vtx support. + Of the two i2c drivers that actually support this API the saa5249 + has been impossible to use for a year now and no known hardware + that supports this device exists. The saa5246a is theoretically + supported by the old mxb boards, but it never actually worked. + + In summary: there is no hardware that can use this API and there + are no applications actually implementing this API. + + The vtx support still reserves minors 192-223 and we would really + like to reuse those for upcoming new functionality. In the unlikely + event that new hardware appears that wants to use the functionality + provided by the vtx API, then that functionality should be build + around the sliced VBI API instead. +Who: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl> diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/writing-clients b/Documentation/i2c/writing-clients index 3219ee0dbfe..5ebf5af1d71 100644 --- a/Documentation/i2c/writing-clients +++ b/Documentation/i2c/writing-clients @@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ structure at all. You should use this to keep device-specific data. /* retrieve the value */ void *i2c_get_clientdata(const struct i2c_client *client); +Note that starting with kernel 2.6.34, you don't have to set the `data' field +to NULL in remove() or if probe() failed anymore. The i2c-core does this +automatically on these occasions. Those are also the only times the core will +touch this field. + Accessing the client ==================== diff --git a/Documentation/input/elantech.txt b/Documentation/input/elantech.txt index a10c3b6ba7c..56941ae1f5d 100644 --- a/Documentation/input/elantech.txt +++ b/Documentation/input/elantech.txt @@ -333,14 +333,14 @@ byte 0: byte 1: bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 - x15 x14 x13 x12 x11 x10 x9 x8 + . . . . . x10 x9 x8 byte 2: bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 x7 x6 x5 x4 x4 x2 x1 x0 - x15..x0 = absolute x value (horizontal) + x10..x0 = absolute x value (horizontal) byte 3: @@ -350,14 +350,14 @@ byte 3: byte 4: bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 - y15 y14 y13 y12 y11 y10 y8 y8 + . . . . . . y9 y8 byte 5: bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 y7 y6 y5 y4 y3 y2 y1 y0 - y15..y0 = absolute y value (vertical) + y9..y0 = absolute y value (vertical) 4.2.2 Two finger touch |