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authorRussell King <rmk@dyn-67.arm.linux.org.uk>2008-04-19 12:17:34 -0400
committerRussell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>2008-04-19 12:17:34 -0400
commitcf816ecb533ab96b883dfdc0db174598b5b5c4d2 (patch)
tree1b7705db288ae2917105e624b01fdf81e0882bf1 /Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
parentadf6d34e460387ee3e8f1e1875d52bff51212c7d (diff)
parent15f7d677ccff6f0f5de8a1ee43a792567e9f9de9 (diff)
Merge branch 'merge-fixes' into devel
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@@ -203,16 +203,8 @@ Who: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
203 203
204--------------------------- 204---------------------------
205 205
206What: sk98lin network driver
207When: Feburary 2008
208Why: In kernel tree version of driver is unmaintained. Sk98lin driver
209 replaced by the skge driver.
210Who: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
211
212---------------------------
213
214What: i386/x86_64 bzImage symlinks 206What: i386/x86_64 bzImage symlinks
215When: April 2008 207When: April 2010
216 208
217Why: The i386/x86_64 merge provides a symlink to the old bzImage 209Why: The i386/x86_64 merge provides a symlink to the old bzImage
218 location so not yet updated user space tools, e.g. package 210 location so not yet updated user space tools, e.g. package
@@ -221,8 +213,6 @@ Who: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
221 213
222--------------------------- 214---------------------------
223 215
224---------------------------
225
226What: i2c-i810, i2c-prosavage and i2c-savage4 216What: i2c-i810, i2c-prosavage and i2c-savage4
227When: May 2008 217When: May 2008
228Why: These drivers are superseded by i810fb, intelfb and savagefb. 218Why: These drivers are superseded by i810fb, intelfb and savagefb.
@@ -230,33 +220,6 @@ Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
230 220
231--------------------------- 221---------------------------
232 222
233What: bcm43xx wireless network driver
234When: 2.6.26
235Files: drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx
236Why: This driver's functionality has been replaced by the
237 mac80211-based b43 and b43legacy drivers.
238Who: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
239
240---------------------------
241
242What: ieee80211 softmac wireless networking component
243When: 2.6.26 (or after removal of bcm43xx and port of zd1211rw to mac80211)
244Files: net/ieee80211/softmac
245Why: No in-kernel drivers will depend on it any longer.
246Who: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
247
248---------------------------
249
250What: rc80211-simple rate control algorithm for mac80211
251When: 2.6.26
252Files: net/mac80211/rc80211-simple.c
253Why: This algorithm was provided for reference but always exhibited bad
254 responsiveness and performance and has some serious flaws. It has been
255 replaced by rc80211-pid.
256Who: Stefano Brivio <stefano.brivio@polimi.it>
257
258---------------------------
259
260What (Why): 223What (Why):
261 - include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ipt_TOS.h ipt_tos.h header files 224 - include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ipt_TOS.h ipt_tos.h header files
262 (superseded by xt_TOS/xt_tos target & match) 225 (superseded by xt_TOS/xt_tos target & match)
@@ -318,3 +281,13 @@ Why: Not used in-tree. The current out-of-tree users used it to
318 code / infrastructure should be in the kernel and not in some 281 code / infrastructure should be in the kernel and not in some
319 out-of-tree driver. 282 out-of-tree driver.
320Who: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> 283Who: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
284
285---------------------------
286
287What: /sys/o2cb symlink
288When: January 2010
289Why: /sys/fs/o2cb is the proper location for this information - /sys/o2cb
290 exists as a symlink for backwards compatibility for old versions of
291 ocfs2-tools. 2 years should be sufficient time to phase in new versions
292 which know to look in /sys/fs/o2cb.
293Who: ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com