Messages in this thread | | | From | David Brownell <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.6.24-rc5-mm 3/3] gpiolib: obsolete drivers/i2c/chips/pca9539.c | Date | Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:32:02 -0800 |
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> From: eric miao <eric.miao@marvell.com> > Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:40:04 +0800 > Subject: [PATCH] gpiolib: mark drivers/i2c/chips/pca9539.c as deprecated > > use drivers/gpio/pca9539.c instead. > > Signed-off-by: eric miao <eric.miao@marvell.com> > Acked-by: Ben Gardner <bgardner@wabtec.com> > Acked-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> > --- > Documentation/i2c/chips/pca9539 | 3 +++ > drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig | 7 +++++-- > 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Yeah, this version looks unlikely to break anyone's systems.
> @@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ config SENSORS_PCA9539 > This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module > will be called pca9539. > > + This driver is deprecated and will be dropped soon. Use > + drivers/gpio/pca9539.c instead. > + > config SENSORS_PCF8591 > tristate "Philips PCF8591" > depends on EXPERIMENTAL >
I suggest defining a date, such as "will be removed in the 2.6.26 kernel", and adding it to Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt ...
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