3 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 4d2566a7d168..f5f812daf9f4 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -294,6 +294,15 @@ Who:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
 
 ---------------------------
 
+What: print_fn_descriptor_symbol()
+When: October 2009
+Why:  The %pF vsprintf format provides the same functionality in a
+      simpler way.  print_fn_descriptor_symbol() is deprecated but
+      still present to give out-of-tree modules time to change.
+Who:  Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
 What:   /sys/o2cb symlink
 When:   January 2010
 Why:    /sys/fs/o2cb is the proper location for this information - /sys/o2cb
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/main.c b/drivers/base/power/main.c
index 273a944d4040..03bde7524bc3 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/main.c
@@ -778,10 +778,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_suspend);
 
 void __suspend_report_result(const char *function, void *fn, int ret)
 {
-        if (ret) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "%s(): ", function);
-                print_fn_descriptor_symbol("%s returns ", fn);
-                printk("%d\n", ret);
-        }
+        if (ret)
+                printk(KERN_ERR "%s(): %pF returns %d\n", function, fn, ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__suspend_report_result);
diff --git a/include/linux/kallsyms.h b/include/linux/kallsyms.h
index b96144887444..f3fe34391d8e 100644
--- a/include/linux/kallsyms.h
+++ b/include/linux/kallsyms.h
@@ -93,12 +93,10 @@ static inline void print_symbol(const char *fmt, unsigned long addr)
 }
 
 /*
- * Pretty-print a function pointer.
- *
- * ia64 and ppc64 function pointers are really function descriptors,
- * which contain a pointer the real address.
+ * Pretty-print a function pointer.  This function is deprecated.
+ * Please use the "%pF" vsprintf format instead.
  */
-static inline void print_fn_descriptor_symbol(const char *fmt, void *addr)
+static inline void __deprecated print_fn_descriptor_symbol(const char *fmt, void *addr)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_IA64) || defined(CONFIG_PPC64)
         addr = *(void **)addr;