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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index c28a2ac88f9..5ddbe350487 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -120,13 +120,6 @@ Who: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> --------------------------- -What: eepro100 network driver -When: January 2007 -Why: replaced by the e100 driver -Who: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> - ---------------------------- - What: Unused EXPORT_SYMBOL/EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL exports (temporary transition config option provided until then) The transition config option will also be removed at the same time. @@ -244,18 +237,6 @@ Who: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de> --------------------------- -What: init_mm export -When: 2.6.26 -Why: Not used in-tree. The current out-of-tree users used it to - work around problems in the CPA code which should be resolved - by now. One usecase was described to provide verification code - of the CPA operation. That's a good idea in general, but such - code / infrastructure should be in the kernel and not in some - out-of-tree driver. -Who: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - ----------------------------- - What: usedac i386 kernel parameter When: 2.6.27 Why: replaced by allowdac and no dac combination @@ -329,17 +310,28 @@ Who: Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@ans.pl> --------------------------- -What: ide-scsi (BLK_DEV_IDESCSI) -When: 2.6.29 -Why: The 2.6 kernel supports direct writing to ide CD drives, which - eliminates the need for ide-scsi. The new method is more - efficient in every way. -Who: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> - ---------------------------- - What: i2c_attach_client(), i2c_detach_client(), i2c_driver->detach_client() When: 2.6.29 (ideally) or 2.6.30 (more likely) Why: Deprecated by the new (standard) device driver binding model. Use i2c_driver->probe() and ->remove() instead. Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> + +--------------------------- + +What: fscher and fscpos drivers +When: June 2009 +Why: Deprecated by the new fschmd driver. +Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> + Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> + +--------------------------- + +What: SELinux "compat_net" functionality +When: 2.6.30 at the earliest +Why: In 2.6.18 the Secmark concept was introduced to replace the "compat_net" + network access control functionality of SELinux. Secmark offers both + better performance and greater flexibility than the "compat_net" + mechanism. Now that the major Linux distributions have moved to + Secmark, it is time to deprecate the older mechanism and start the + process of removing the old code. +Who: Paul Moore <paul.moore@hp.com> |