2 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index c4b3bdad15d8..547663bdae8b 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -306,3 +306,11 @@ Why:	Code was merged, then submitter immediately disappeared leaving
 Who:    David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
 
 ---------------------------
+
+What:   i2c-ixp2000, i2c-ixp4xx and scx200_i2c drivers
+When:   September 2007
+Why:    Obsolete. The new i2c-gpio driver replaces all hardware-specific
+        I2C-over-GPIO drivers.
+Who:    Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
+
+---------------------------
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
index 2178c9bebfc9..e4f1a463f41a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ config I2C_ISA
         tristate
 
 config I2C_IXP4XX
-        tristate "IXP4xx GPIO-Based I2C Interface"
+        tristate "IXP4xx GPIO-Based I2C Interface (DEPRECATED)"
         depends on ARCH_IXP4XX
         select I2C_ALGOBIT
         help
@@ -250,8 +250,11 @@ config I2C_IXP4XX
           This support is also available as a module. If so, the module
           will be called i2c-ixp4xx.
 
+          This driver is deprecated and will be dropped soon. Use i2c-gpio
+          instead.
+
 config I2C_IXP2000
-        tristate "IXP2000 GPIO-Based I2C Interface"
+        tristate "IXP2000 GPIO-Based I2C Interface (DEPRECATED)"
         depends on ARCH_IXP2000
         select I2C_ALGOBIT
         help
@@ -261,6 +264,9 @@ config I2C_IXP2000
           This support is also available as a module. If so, the module
           will be called i2c-ixp2000.
 
+          This driver is deprecated and will be dropped soon. Use i2c-gpio
+          instead.
+
 config I2C_POWERMAC
         tristate "Powermac I2C interface"
         depends on PPC_PMAC
@@ -426,7 +432,7 @@ config I2C_SIMTEC
           will be called i2c-simtec.
 
 config SCx200_I2C
-        tristate "NatSemi SCx200 I2C using GPIO pins"
+        tristate "NatSemi SCx200 I2C using GPIO pins (DEPRECATED)"
         depends on SCx200_GPIO
         select I2C_ALGOBIT
         help
@@ -437,6 +443,9 @@ config SCx200_I2C
           This support is also available as a module.  If so, the module 
           will be called scx200_i2c.
 
+          This driver is deprecated and will be dropped soon. Use i2c-gpio
+          (or scx200_acb) instead.
+
 config SCx200_I2C_SCL
         int "GPIO pin used for SCL"
         depends on SCx200_I2C