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@@ -6,6 +6,21 @@ be removed from this file. | |||
6 | 6 | ||
7 | --------------------------- | 7 | --------------------------- |
8 | 8 | ||
9 | What: USER_SCHED | ||
10 | When: 2.6.34 | ||
11 | |||
12 | Why: USER_SCHED was implemented as a proof of concept for group scheduling. | ||
13 | The effect of USER_SCHED can already be achieved from userspace with | ||
14 | the help of libcgroup. The removal of USER_SCHED will also simplify | ||
15 | the scheduler code with the removal of one major ifdef. There are also | ||
16 | issues USER_SCHED has with USER_NS. A decision was taken not to fix | ||
17 | those and instead remove USER_SCHED. Also new group scheduling | ||
18 | features will not be implemented for USER_SCHED. | ||
19 | |||
20 | Who: Dhaval Giani <dhaval@linux.vnet.ibm.com> | ||
21 | |||
22 | --------------------------- | ||
23 | |||
9 | What: PRISM54 | 24 | What: PRISM54 |
10 | When: 2.6.34 | 25 | When: 2.6.34 |
11 | 26 | ||
@@ -276,22 +291,6 @@ Who: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> | |||
276 | 291 | ||
277 | --------------------------- | 292 | --------------------------- |
278 | 293 | ||
279 | What: usedac i386 kernel parameter | ||
280 | When: 2.6.27 | ||
281 | Why: replaced by allowdac and no dac combination | ||
282 | Who: Glauber Costa <gcosta@redhat.com> | ||
283 | |||
284 | --------------------------- | ||
285 | |||
286 | What: print_fn_descriptor_symbol() | ||
287 | When: October 2009 | ||
288 | Why: The %pF vsprintf format provides the same functionality in a | ||
289 | simpler way. print_fn_descriptor_symbol() is deprecated but | ||
290 | still present to give out-of-tree modules time to change. | ||
291 | Who: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com> | ||
292 | |||
293 | --------------------------- | ||
294 | |||
295 | What: /sys/o2cb symlink | 294 | What: /sys/o2cb symlink |
296 | When: January 2010 | 295 | When: January 2010 |
297 | Why: /sys/fs/o2cb is the proper location for this information - /sys/o2cb | 296 | Why: /sys/fs/o2cb is the proper location for this information - /sys/o2cb |
@@ -302,18 +301,6 @@ Who: ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com | |||
302 | 301 | ||
303 | --------------------------- | 302 | --------------------------- |
304 | 303 | ||
305 | What: SCTP_GET_PEER_ADDRS_NUM_OLD, SCTP_GET_PEER_ADDRS_OLD, | ||
306 | SCTP_GET_LOCAL_ADDRS_NUM_OLD, SCTP_GET_LOCAL_ADDRS_OLD | ||
307 | When: June 2009 | ||
308 | Why: A newer version of the options have been introduced in 2005 that | ||
309 | removes the limitions of the old API. The sctp library has been | ||
310 | converted to use these new options at the same time. Any user | ||
311 | space app that directly uses the old options should convert to using | ||
312 | the new options. | ||
313 | Who: Vlad Yasevich <vladislav.yasevich@hp.com> | ||
314 | |||
315 | --------------------------- | ||
316 | |||
317 | What: Ability for non root users to shm_get hugetlb pages based on mlock | 304 | What: Ability for non root users to shm_get hugetlb pages based on mlock |
318 | resource limits | 305 | resource limits |
319 | When: 2.6.31 | 306 | When: 2.6.31 |
@@ -404,15 +391,6 @@ Who: Alex Chiang <achiang@hp.com> | |||
404 | 391 | ||
405 | --------------------------- | 392 | --------------------------- |
406 | 393 | ||
407 | What: i2c-voodoo3 driver | ||
408 | When: October 2009 | ||
409 | Why: Superseded by tdfxfb. I2C/DDC support used to live in a separate | ||
410 | driver but this caused driver conflicts. | ||
411 | Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> | ||
412 | Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@wp.pl> | ||
413 | |||
414 | --------------------------- | ||
415 | |||
416 | What: CONFIG_RFKILL_INPUT | 394 | What: CONFIG_RFKILL_INPUT |
417 | When: 2.6.33 | 395 | When: 2.6.33 |
418 | Why: Should be implemented in userspace, policy daemon. | 396 | Why: Should be implemented in userspace, policy daemon. |
@@ -489,3 +467,29 @@ Why: With the recent innovations in CPU hardware acceleration technologies | |||
489 | Who: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com> | 467 | Who: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com> |
490 | 468 | ||
491 | ---------------------------- | 469 | ---------------------------- |
470 | |||
471 | What: adt7473 hardware monitoring driver | ||
472 | When: February 2010 | ||
473 | Why: Obsoleted by the adt7475 driver. | ||
474 | Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> | ||
475 | |||
476 | --------------------------- | ||
477 | What: Support for lcd_switch and display_get in asus-laptop driver | ||
478 | When: March 2010 | ||
479 | Why: These two features use non-standard interfaces. There are the | ||
480 | only features that really need multiple path to guess what's | ||
481 | the right method name on a specific laptop. | ||
482 | |||
483 | Removing them will allow to remove a lot of code an significantly | ||
484 | clean the drivers. | ||
485 | |||
486 | This will affect the backlight code which won't be able to know | ||
487 | if the backlight is on or off. The platform display file will also be | ||
488 | write only (like the one in eeepc-laptop). | ||
489 | |||
490 | This should'nt affect a lot of user because they usually know | ||
491 | when their display is on or off. | ||
492 | |||
493 | Who: Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@gmail.com> | ||
494 | |||
495 | ---------------------------- | ||