Update feature-removal-update.txt with 3.x versioning
Update feature removal schedule with 3.x numbering
Update all future kernel version entries in feature-removal-schedule.txt with appropriate 3.x kernel numbering.
Signed-off-by Deepak Saxena <[email protected]>
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Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +9 -9
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Files: drivers/staging/cs5535_gpio/* Check: drivers/staging/cs5535_gpio/cs5535_gpio.c Why: A newer driver replaces this; it is drivers/gpio/cs5535-gpio.c, and integrates with the Linux GPIO subsystem. The old driver has been - moved to staging, and will be removed altogether around 2.6.40. + moved to staging, and will be removed altogether around 3.0. Please test the new driver, and ensure that the functionality you need and any bugfixes from the old driver are available in the new one.
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ Who: Avi Kivity <[email protected]> ---------------------------- What: iwlwifi 50XX module parameters -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: The "..50" modules parameters were used to configure 5000 series and up devices; different set of module parameters also available for 4965 with same functionalities. Consolidate both set into single place
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ Who: Wey-Yi Guy <[email protected]> ---------------------------- What: iwl4965 alias support -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: Internal alias support has been present in module-init-tools for some time, the MODULE_ALIAS("iwl4965") boilerplate aliases can be removed with no impact.
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ Who: Daniel Lezcano <[email protected]> ---------------------------- What: iwlwifi disable_hw_scan module parameters -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: Hareware scan is the prefer method for iwlwifi devices for scanning operation. Remove software scan support for all the iwlwifi devices.
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ Who: Wey-Yi Guy <[email protected]> What: access to nfsd auth cache through sys_nfsservctl or '.' files in the 'nfsd' filesystem. -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: This is a legacy interface which have been replaced by a more dynamic cache. Continuing to maintain this interface is an unnecessary burden.
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ Files: net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c ---------------------------- What: noswapaccount kernel command line parameter -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: The original implementation of memsw feature enabled by CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP could be disabled by the noswapaccount kernel parameter (introduced in 2.6.29-rc1). Later on, this decision
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ Who: Jean Delvare <[email protected]> ---------------------------- What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_ADD in the uvcvideo driver -When: 2.6.42 +When: 3.2 Why: The information passed to the driver by this ioctl is now queried dynamically from the device. Who: Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]>
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ Who: Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]> ---------------------------- What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_MAP_OLD in the uvcvideo driver -When: 2.6.42 +When: 3.2 Why: Used only by applications compiled against older driver versions. Superseded by UVCIOC_CTRL_MAP which supports V4L2 menu controls. Who: Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]>
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ Who: Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]> ---------------------------- What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_GET and UVCIOC_CTRL_SET in the uvcvideo driver -When: 2.6.42 +When: 3.2 Why: Superseded by the UVCIOC_CTRL_QUERY ioctl. Who: Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]>
Jesper Juhl
Reviewed-byQuoted 8 lines · Deepak Saxena
Update feature removal schedule with 3.x numbering
Update all future kernel version entries in feature-removal-schedule.txt with appropriate 3.x kernel numbering.
Signed-off-by Deepak Saxena <[email protected]>
Makes sense to me. Now that we are moving to 3.0 rather than 2.6.40 it doesn't make sense to refer to the old numbers any more.
Reviewed-by Jesper Juhl <[email protected]>
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Update feature removal schedule with 3.x numbering
Update all future kernel version entries in feature-removal-schedule.txt with appropriate 3.x kernel numbering.
Signed-off-by Deepak Saxena <[email protected]>Makes sense to me. Now that we are moving to 3.0 rather than 2.6.40 it doesn't make sense to refer to the old numbers any more.
Reviewed-by Jesper Juhl <[email protected]>
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Quoted 87 lines · Deepak Saxena
Update feature removal schedule with 3.x numbering
Update all future kernel version entries in feature-removal-schedule.txt with appropriate 3.x kernel numbering.
Signed-off-by Deepak Saxena <[email protected]>---
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +8
-8@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Files: drivers/staging/cs5535_gpio/* Check: drivers/staging/cs5535_gpio/cs5535_gpio.c Why: A newer driver replaces this; it is drivers/gpio/cs5535-gpio.c, and integrates with the Linux GPIO subsystem. The old driver has been - moved to staging, and will be removed altogether around 2.6.40. + moved to staging, and will be removed altogether around 3.0. Please test the new driver, and ensure that the functionality you need and any bugfixes from the old driver are available in the new one.@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ Who: Avi Kivity <[email protected]> ---------------------------- What: iwlwifi 50XX module parameters -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: The "..50" modules parameters were used to configure 5000 series and up devices; different set of module parameters also available for 4965 with same functionalities. Consolidate both set into single place@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ Who: Wey-Yi Guy <[email protected]> ---------------------------- What: iwl4965 alias support -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: Internal alias support has been present in module-init-tools for some time, the MODULE_ALIAS("iwl4965") boilerplate aliases can be removed with no impact.@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ Who: Daniel Lezcano <[email protected]> ---------------------------- What: iwlwifi disable_hw_scan module parameters -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: Hareware scan is the prefer method for iwlwifi devices for scanning operation. Remove software scan support for all the iwlwifi devices.@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ Who: Wey-Yi Guy <[email protected]> What: access to nfsd auth cache through sys_nfsservctl or '.' files in the 'nfsd' filesystem. -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: This is a legacy interface which have been replaced by a more dynamic cache. Continuing to maintain this interface is an unnecessary burden.@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ Files: net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c ---------------------------- What: noswapaccount kernel command line parameter -When: 2.6.40 +When: 3.0 Why: The original implementation of memsw feature enabled by CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP could be disabled by the noswapaccount kernel parameter (introduced in 2.6.29-rc1). Later on, this decision@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ Who: Jean Delvare <[email protected]> ---------------------------- What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_ADD in the uvcvideo driver -When: 2.6.42 +When: 3.2 Why: The information passed to the driver by this ioctl is now queried dynamically from the device. Who: Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]>@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ Who: Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]> ---------------------------- What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_MAP_OLD in the uvcvideo driver -When: 2.6.42 +When: 3.2 Why: Used only by applications compiled against older driver versions. Superseded by UVCIOC_CTRL_MAP which supports V4L2 menu controls. Who: Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]>
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt Who: Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]> · line 598
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-1@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ Who: Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]> ---------------------------- What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_GET and UVCIOC_CTRL_SET in the uvcvideo driver -When: 2.6.42 +When: 3.2
If I understand it correctly, we might end up with 3.x.0 scheme at the end of the day, because of depmod incompatibility.
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