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@@ -308,9 +308,41 @@ Who: Matthew Wilcox <willy@linux.intel.com>
308 308
309--------------------------- 309---------------------------
310 310
311What: SCTP_GET_PEER_ADDRS_NUM_OLD, SCTP_GET_PEER_ADDRS_OLD,
312 SCTP_GET_LOCAL_ADDRS_NUM_OLD, SCTP_GET_LOCAL_ADDRS_OLD
313When: June 2009
314Why: A newer version of the options have been introduced in 2005 that
315 removes the limitions of the old API. The sctp library has been
316 converted to use these new options at the same time. Any user
317 space app that directly uses the old options should convert to using
318 the new options.
319Who: Vlad Yasevich <vladislav.yasevich@hp.com>
320
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322
311What: CONFIG_THERMAL_HWMON 323What: CONFIG_THERMAL_HWMON
312When: January 2009 324When: January 2009
313Why: This option was introduced just to allow older lm-sensors userspace 325Why: This option was introduced just to allow older lm-sensors userspace
314 to keep working over the upgrade to 2.6.26. At the scheduled time of 326 to keep working over the upgrade to 2.6.26. At the scheduled time of
315 removal fixed lm-sensors (2.x or 3.x) should be readily available. 327 removal fixed lm-sensors (2.x or 3.x) should be readily available.
316Who: Rene Herman <rene.herman@gmail.com> 328Who: Rene Herman <rene.herman@gmail.com>
329
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331
332What: Code that is now under CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
333 (in net/core/net-sysfs.c)
334When: After the only user (hal) has seen a release with the patches
335 for enough time, probably some time in 2010.
336Why: Over 1K .text/.data size reduction, data is available in other
337 ways (ioctls)
338Who: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
339
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341
342What: CONFIG_NF_CT_ACCT
343When: 2.6.29
344Why: Accounting can now be enabled/disabled without kernel recompilation.
345 Currently used only to set a default value for a feature that is also
346 controlled by a kernel/module/sysfs/sysctl parameter.
347Who: Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@ans.pl>
348