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@@ -392,3 +392,35 @@ Why:	The defines and typedefs (hw_interrupt_type, no_irq_type, irq_desc_t)
         have been kept around for migration reasons. After more than two years
         it's time to remove them finally
 Who:    Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What:   fakephp and associated sysfs files in /sys/bus/pci/slots/
+When:   2011
+Why:    In 2.6.27, the semantics of /sys/bus/pci/slots was redefined to
+        represent a machine's physical PCI slots. The change in semantics
+        had userspace implications, as the hotplug core no longer allowed
+        drivers to create multiple sysfs files per physical slot (required
+        for multi-function devices, e.g.). fakephp was seen as a developer's
+        tool only, and its interface changed. Too late, we learned that
+        there were some users of the fakephp interface.
+
+        In 2.6.30, the original fakephp interface was restored. At the same
+        time, the PCI core gained the ability that fakephp provided, namely
+        function-level hot-remove and hot-add.
+
+        Since the PCI core now provides the same functionality, exposed in:
+
+                /sys/bus/pci/rescan
+                /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../remove
+                /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../rescan
+
+        there is no functional reason to maintain fakephp as well.
+
+        We will keep the existing module so that 'modprobe fakephp' will
+        present the old /sys/bus/pci/slots/... interface for compatibility,
+        but users are urged to migrate their applications to the API above.
+
+        After a reasonable transition period, we will remove the legacy
+        fakephp interface.
+Who:    Alex Chiang <achiang@hp.com>