2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 4d3aa519eadf..ba899ff2a8f9 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -172,6 +172,16 @@ Who:	Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
 
 ---------------------------
 
+What:   ide-tape driver
+When:   July 2008
+Files:  drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+Why:    This driver might not have any users anymore and maintaining it for no
+        reason is an effort no one wants to make.
+Who:    Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>, Borislav Petkov
+        <petkovbb@googlemail.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
 What: libata spindown skipping and warning
 When: Dec 2008
 Why:  Some halt(8) implementations synchronize caches for and spin
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 0598ecfd5f37..43e0e0557776 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -3765,6 +3765,11 @@ static int ide_tape_probe(ide_drive_t *drive)
         g->fops = &idetape_block_ops;
         ide_register_region(g);
 
+        printk(KERN_WARNING "It is possible that this driver does not have any"
+                " users anymore and, as a result, it will be REMOVED soon."
+                " Please notify Bart <bzolnier@gmail.com> or Boris"
+                " <petkovbb@gmail.com> in case you still need it.\n");
+
         return 0;
 
 out_free_tape: