From b119dc3f992183a04e508fc0a09f550eb19bf30e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Brownell Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 13:07:04 +0100 Subject: i2c: Migration aids for i2c_adapter.dev removal Flag i2c_adapter.dev for removal after userspace tools get upgraded, and include a near-term code migration aid to facilitate this: - The class device gets the name attribute it should have had. This was previously (wrongly) associated with the i2c_adapter.dev node. Sysfs based tools and libraries can start converting right away. - Issue a warning for legacy adapter drivers that don't provide any physical device node; so systems with those drivers will know to fix this problem earlier. This is one of a series of patches to help the I2C stack become a better citizen of the Linux Driver Model world. Signed-off-by: David Brownell Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 30f3c8c9c12..f2024df7ebe 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -226,6 +226,23 @@ Who: Jean Delvare --------------------------- +What: i2c_adapter.dev + i2c_adapter.list +When: July 2007 +Why: Superfluous, given i2c_adapter.class_dev: + * The "dev" was a stand-in for the physical device node that legacy + drivers would not have; but now it's almost always present. Any + remaining legacy drivers must upgrade (they now trigger warnings). + * The "list" duplicates class device children. + The delay in removing this is so upgraded lm_sensors and libsensors + can get deployed. (Removal causes minor changes in the sysfs layout, + notably the location of the adapter type name and parenting the i2c + client hardware directly from their controller.) +Who: Jean Delvare , + David Brownell + +--------------------------- + What: IPv4 only connection tracking/NAT/helpers When: 2.6.22 Why: The new layer 3 independant connection tracking replaces the old -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2