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@@ -291,15 +291,6 @@ Who: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> | |||
291 | 291 | ||
292 | --------------------------- | 292 | --------------------------- |
293 | 293 | ||
294 | What: print_fn_descriptor_symbol() | ||
295 | When: October 2009 | ||
296 | Why: The %pF vsprintf format provides the same functionality in a | ||
297 | simpler way. print_fn_descriptor_symbol() is deprecated but | ||
298 | still present to give out-of-tree modules time to change. | ||
299 | Who: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com> | ||
300 | |||
301 | --------------------------- | ||
302 | |||
303 | What: /sys/o2cb symlink | 294 | What: /sys/o2cb symlink |
304 | When: January 2010 | 295 | When: January 2010 |
305 | 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 |
@@ -483,3 +474,94 @@ Why: Obsoleted by the adt7475 driver. | |||
483 | Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> | 474 | Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> |
484 | 475 | ||
485 | --------------------------- | 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 | ---------------------------- | ||
496 | |||
497 | What: usbvideo quickcam_messenger driver | ||
498 | When: 2.6.35 | ||
499 | Files: drivers/media/video/usbvideo/quickcam_messenger.[ch] | ||
500 | Why: obsolete v4l1 driver replaced by gspca_stv06xx | ||
501 | Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> | ||
502 | |||
503 | ---------------------------- | ||
504 | |||
505 | What: ov511 v4l1 driver | ||
506 | When: 2.6.35 | ||
507 | Files: drivers/media/video/ov511.[ch] | ||
508 | Why: obsolete v4l1 driver replaced by gspca_ov519 | ||
509 | Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> | ||
510 | |||
511 | ---------------------------- | ||
512 | |||
513 | What: w9968cf v4l1 driver | ||
514 | When: 2.6.35 | ||
515 | Files: drivers/media/video/w9968cf*.[ch] | ||
516 | Why: obsolete v4l1 driver replaced by gspca_ov519 | ||
517 | Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> | ||
518 | |||
519 | ---------------------------- | ||
520 | |||
521 | What: ovcamchip sensor framework | ||
522 | When: 2.6.35 | ||
523 | Files: drivers/media/video/ovcamchip/* | ||
524 | Why: Only used by obsoleted v4l1 drivers | ||
525 | Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> | ||
526 | |||
527 | ---------------------------- | ||
528 | |||
529 | What: stv680 v4l1 driver | ||
530 | When: 2.6.35 | ||
531 | Files: drivers/media/video/stv680.[ch] | ||
532 | Why: obsolete v4l1 driver replaced by gspca_stv0680 | ||
533 | Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> | ||
534 | |||
535 | ---------------------------- | ||
536 | |||
537 | What: zc0301 v4l driver | ||
538 | When: 2.6.35 | ||
539 | Files: drivers/media/video/zc0301/* | ||
540 | Why: Duplicate functionality with the gspca_zc3xx driver, zc0301 only | ||
541 | supports 2 USB-ID's (because it only supports a limited set of | ||
542 | sensors) wich are also supported by the gspca_zc3xx driver | ||
543 | (which supports 53 USB-ID's in total) | ||
544 | Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> | ||
545 | |||
546 | ---------------------------- | ||
547 | |||
548 | What: corgikbd, spitzkbd, tosakbd driver | ||
549 | When: 2.6.35 | ||
550 | Files: drivers/input/keyboard/{corgi,spitz,tosa}kbd.c | ||
551 | Why: We now have a generic GPIO based matrix keyboard driver that | ||
552 | are fully capable of handling all the keys on these devices. | ||
553 | The original drivers manipulate the GPIO registers directly | ||
554 | and so are difficult to maintain. | ||
555 | Who: Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@gmail.com> | ||
556 | |||
557 | ---------------------------- | ||
558 | |||
559 | What: corgi_ssp and corgi_ts driver | ||
560 | When: 2.6.35 | ||
561 | Files: arch/arm/mach-pxa/corgi_ssp.c, drivers/input/touchscreen/corgi_ts.c | ||
562 | Why: The corgi touchscreen is now deprecated in favour of the generic | ||
563 | ads7846.c driver. The noise reduction technique used in corgi_ts.c, | ||
564 | that's to wait till vsync before ADC sampling, is also integrated into | ||
565 | ads7846 driver now. Provided that the original driver is not generic | ||
566 | and is difficult to maintain, it will be removed later. | ||
567 | Who: Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@gmail.com> | ||