driver core: remove CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 but keep it for block devices

This patch removes the old CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 config option,
but it keeps the logic around to handle block devices in the old manner
as some people like to run new kernel versions on old (pre 2007/2008)
distros.

Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Cc: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
Cc: "James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@suse.de>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
Cc: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 2de5b1cbadd..137609f33eb 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -656,40 +656,24 @@ config MM_OWNER
         bool
 
 config SYSFS_DEPRECATED
-        bool
-
-config SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2
         bool "enable deprecated sysfs features to support old userspace tools"
         depends on SYSFS
         default n
-        select SYSFS_DEPRECATED
-        help
-          This option switches the layout of sysfs to the deprecated
-          version. Do not use it on recent distributions.
-
-          The current sysfs layout features a unified device tree at
-          /sys/devices/, which is able to express a hierarchy between
-          class devices. If the deprecated option is set to Y, the
-          unified device tree is split into a bus device tree at
-          /sys/devices/ and several individual class device trees at
-          /sys/class/. The class and bus devices will be connected by
-          "<subsystem>:<name>" and the "device" links. The "block"
-          class devices, will not show up in /sys/class/block/. Some
-          subsystems will suppress the creation of some devices which
-          depend on the unified device tree.
-
-          This option is not a pure compatibility option that can
-          be safely enabled on newer distributions. It will change the
-          layout of sysfs to the non-extensible deprecated version,
-          and disable some features, which can not be exported without
-          confusing older userspace tools. Since 2007/2008 all major
-          distributions do not enable this option, and ship no tools which
-          depend on the deprecated layout or this option.
-
-          If you are using a new kernel on an older distribution, or use
-          older userspace tools, you might need to say Y here. Do not say Y,
-          if the original kernel, that came with your distribution, has
-          this option set to N.
+        help
+          This option switches the layout of the "block" class devices, to not
+          show up in /sys/class/block/, but only in /sys/block/.
+
+          This option allows new kernels to run on old distributions and tools,
+          which might get confused by /sys/class/block/. Since 2007/2008 all
+          major distributions and tools handle this just fine.
+
+          Recent distributions and userspace tools after 2009/2010 depend on
+          the existence of /sys/class/block/, and will not work with this
+          option enabled.
+
+          Only if you are using a new kernel on an old distribution, you might
+          need to say Y here. Never say Y, if the original kernel, that came
+          with your distribution, has not set this option.
 
 config RELAY
         bool "Kernel->user space relay support (formerly relayfs)"