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@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Who: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
51What: Video4Linux API 1 ioctls and video_decoder.h from Video devices. 51What: Video4Linux API 1 ioctls and video_decoder.h from Video devices.
52When: December 2006 52When: December 2006
53Files: include/linux/video_decoder.h 53Files: include/linux/video_decoder.h
54Check: include/linux/video_decoder.h
54Why: V4L1 AP1 was replaced by V4L2 API. during migration from 2.4 to 2.6 55Why: V4L1 AP1 was replaced by V4L2 API. during migration from 2.4 to 2.6
55 series. The old API have lots of drawbacks and don't provide enough 56 series. The old API have lots of drawbacks and don't provide enough
56 means to work with all video and audio standards. The newer API is 57 means to work with all video and audio standards. The newer API is
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ Who: Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de>
84What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread) 85What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread)
85When: August 2006 86When: August 2006
86Files: arch/*/kernel/*_ksyms.c 87Files: arch/*/kernel/*_ksyms.c
87Funcs: kernel_thread 88Check: kernel_thread
88Why: kernel_thread is a low-level implementation detail. Drivers should 89Why: kernel_thread is a low-level implementation detail. Drivers should
89 use the <linux/kthread.h> API instead which shields them from 90 use the <linux/kthread.h> API instead which shields them from
90 implementation details and provides a higherlevel interface that 91 implementation details and provides a higherlevel interface that
@@ -135,6 +136,15 @@ Who: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
135 136
136--------------------------- 137---------------------------
137 138
139What: vm_ops.nopage
140When: Soon, provided in-kernel callers have been converted
141Why: This interface is replaced by vm_ops.fault, but it has been around
142 forever, is used by a lot of drivers, and doesn't cost much to
143 maintain.
144Who: Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de>
145
146---------------------------
147
138What: Interrupt only SA_* flags 148What: Interrupt only SA_* flags
139When: September 2007 149When: September 2007
140Why: The interrupt related SA_* flags are replaced by IRQF_* to move them 150Why: The interrupt related SA_* flags are replaced by IRQF_* to move them