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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 027285d0c26c..1cbbb8e28999 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | |||
@@ -6,17 +6,6 @@ be removed from this file. | |||
6 | 6 | ||
7 | --------------------------- | 7 | --------------------------- |
8 | 8 | ||
9 | What: devfs | ||
10 | When: July 2005 | ||
11 | Files: fs/devfs/*, include/linux/devfs_fs*.h and assorted devfs | ||
12 | function calls throughout the kernel tree | ||
13 | Why: It has been unmaintained for a number of years, has unfixable | ||
14 | races, contains a naming policy within the kernel that is | ||
15 | against the LSB, and can be replaced by using udev. | ||
16 | Who: Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com> | ||
17 | |||
18 | --------------------------- | ||
19 | |||
20 | What: RAW driver (CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER) | 9 | What: RAW driver (CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER) |
21 | When: December 2005 | 10 | When: December 2005 |
22 | Why: declared obsolete since kernel 2.6.3 | 11 | Why: declared obsolete since kernel 2.6.3 |
@@ -132,16 +121,6 @@ Who: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> | |||
132 | 121 | ||
133 | --------------------------- | 122 | --------------------------- |
134 | 123 | ||
135 | What: au1x00_uart driver | ||
136 | When: January 2006 | ||
137 | Why: The 8250 serial driver now has the ability to deal with the differences | ||
138 | between the standard 8250 family of UARTs and their slightly strange | ||
139 | brother on Alchemy SOCs. The loss of features is not considered an | ||
140 | issue. | ||
141 | Who: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | ||
142 | |||
143 | --------------------------- | ||
144 | |||
145 | What: eepro100 network driver | 124 | What: eepro100 network driver |
146 | When: January 2007 | 125 | When: January 2007 |
147 | Why: replaced by the e100 driver | 126 | Why: replaced by the e100 driver |
@@ -177,6 +156,16 @@ Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> | |||
177 | 156 | ||
178 | --------------------------- | 157 | --------------------------- |
179 | 158 | ||
159 | What: Unused EXPORT_SYMBOL/EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL exports | ||
160 | (temporary transition config option provided until then) | ||
161 | The transition config option will also be removed at the same time. | ||
162 | When: before 2.6.19 | ||
163 | Why: Unused symbols are both increasing the size of the kernel binary | ||
164 | and are often a sign of "wrong API" | ||
165 | Who: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com> | ||
166 | |||
167 | --------------------------- | ||
168 | |||
180 | What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(tasklist_lock) | 169 | What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(tasklist_lock) |
181 | When: August 2006 | 170 | When: August 2006 |
182 | Files: kernel/fork.c | 171 | Files: kernel/fork.c |
@@ -224,3 +213,47 @@ Why: The interface no longer has any callers left in the kernel. It | |||
224 | Who: Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de> | 213 | Who: Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de> |
225 | 214 | ||
226 | --------------------------- | 215 | --------------------------- |
216 | |||
217 | What: Support for the MIPS EV96100 evaluation board | ||
218 | When: September 2006 | ||
219 | Why: Does no longer build since at least November 15, 2003, apparently | ||
220 | no userbase left. | ||
221 | Who: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | ||
222 | |||
223 | --------------------------- | ||
224 | |||
225 | What: Support for the Momentum / PMC-Sierra Jaguar ATX evaluation board | ||
226 | When: September 2006 | ||
227 | Why: Does no longer build since quite some time, and was never popular, | ||
228 | due to the platform being replaced by successor models. Apparently | ||
229 | no user base left. It also is one of the last users of | ||
230 | WANT_PAGE_VIRTUAL. | ||
231 | Who: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | ||
232 | |||
233 | --------------------------- | ||
234 | |||
235 | What: Support for the Momentum Ocelot, Ocelot 3, Ocelot C and Ocelot G | ||
236 | When: September 2006 | ||
237 | Why: Some do no longer build and apparently there is no user base left | ||
238 | for these platforms. | ||
239 | Who: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | ||
240 | |||
241 | --------------------------- | ||
242 | |||
243 | What: Support for MIPS Technologies' Altas and SEAD evaluation board | ||
244 | When: September 2006 | ||
245 | Why: Some do no longer build and apparently there is no user base left | ||
246 | for these platforms. Hardware out of production since several years. | ||
247 | Who: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | ||
248 | |||
249 | --------------------------- | ||
250 | |||
251 | What: Support for the IT8172-based platforms, ITE 8172G and Globespan IVR | ||
252 | When: September 2006 | ||
253 | Why: Code does no longer build since at least 2.6.0, apparently there is | ||
254 | no user base left for these platforms. Hardware out of production | ||
255 | since several years and hardly a trace of the manufacturer left on | ||
256 | the net. | ||
257 | Who: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | ||
258 | |||
259 | --------------------------- | ||