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1 files changed, 31 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index de491a3e2313..f8cd450be9aa 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ be removed from this file. --------------------------- +What: IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM +Check: IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM +When: July 2009 + +Why: Many of IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM users are technically bogus as entropy + sources in the kernel's current entropy model. To resolve this, every + input point to the kernel's entropy pool needs to better document the + type of entropy source it actually is. This will be replaced with + additional add_*_randomness functions in drivers/char/random.c + +Who: Robin Getz <rgetz@blackfin.uclinux.org> & Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com> + +--------------------------- + What: The ieee80211_regdom module parameter When: March 2010 / desktop catchup @@ -354,16 +368,6 @@ Who: Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@ans.pl> --------------------------- -What: i2c_attach_client(), i2c_detach_client(), i2c_driver->detach_client(), - i2c_adapter->client_register(), i2c_adapter->client_unregister -When: 2.6.30 -Check: i2c_attach_client i2c_detach_client -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. @@ -437,3 +441,20 @@ Why: Superseded by tdfxfb. I2C/DDC support used to live in a separate driver but this caused driver conflicts. Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@wp.pl> + +--------------------------- + +What: CONFIG_RFKILL_INPUT +When: 2.6.33 +Why: Should be implemented in userspace, policy daemon. +Who: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> + +---------------------------- + +What: CONFIG_X86_OLD_MCE +When: 2.6.32 +Why: Remove the old legacy 32bit machine check code. This has been + superseded by the newer machine check code from the 64bit port, + but the old version has been kept around for easier testing. Note this + doesn't impact the old P5 and WinChip machine check handlers. +Who: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> |