Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:39:07 -0400 (EDT) | From | Len Brown <> | Subject | [PATCH] APM: delete APM in Linux-2.6.40 |
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From: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 8 ++++++++ 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index b3f35e5..2a03c46 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -619,3 +619,11 @@ Why: The original implementation of memsw feature enabled by Who: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.cz> ---------------------------- + +What: CONFIG_APM +When: 2.6.40 +Why: Microsoft deleted APM from Windows as of Vista in in 2006. + It now seems more than safe that the latest Linux Kernel be APM-free. + The vintage laptops supporting APM are now difficult to find, + making it problatic to maintain this code. +Who: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> -- 1.7.4.1.343.ga91df
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