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SubjectRe: [PATCH/Trivial] Update feature-removal-update.txt with 3.x versioning
On Thu, 9 Jun 2011, Deepak Saxena wrote:

>
> Update feature removal schedule with 3.x numbering
>
> Update all future kernel version entries in feature-removal-schedule.txt
> with appropriate 3.x kernel numbering.
>
> Signed-off-by: Deepak Saxena <dsaxena@plexity.net>
>
> ---
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> index 1a9446b..7725792 100644
> --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Files: drivers/staging/cs5535_gpio/*
> Check: drivers/staging/cs5535_gpio/cs5535_gpio.c
> Why: A newer driver replaces this; it is drivers/gpio/cs5535-gpio.c, and
> integrates with the Linux GPIO subsystem. The old driver has been
> - moved to staging, and will be removed altogether around 2.6.40.
> + moved to staging, and will be removed altogether around 3.0.
> Please test the new driver, and ensure that the functionality you
> need and any bugfixes from the old driver are available in the new
> one.
> @@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ Who: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
> ----------------------------
>
> What: iwlwifi 50XX module parameters
> -When: 2.6.40
> +When: 3.0
> Why: The "..50" modules parameters were used to configure 5000 series and
> up devices; different set of module parameters also available for 4965
> with same functionalities. Consolidate both set into single place
> @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ Who: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>
> ----------------------------
>
> What: iwl4965 alias support
> -When: 2.6.40
> +When: 3.0
> Why: Internal alias support has been present in module-init-tools for some
> time, the MODULE_ALIAS("iwl4965") boilerplate aliases can be removed
> with no impact.
> @@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ Who: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@free.fr>
> ----------------------------
>
> What: iwlwifi disable_hw_scan module parameters
> -When: 2.6.40
> +When: 3.0
> Why: Hareware scan is the prefer method for iwlwifi devices for
> scanning operation. Remove software scan support for all the
> iwlwifi devices.
> @@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ Who: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>
>
> What: access to nfsd auth cache through sys_nfsservctl or '.' files
> in the 'nfsd' filesystem.
> -When: 2.6.40
> +When: 3.0
> Why: This is a legacy interface which have been replaced by a more
> dynamic cache. Continuing to maintain this interface is an
> unnecessary burden.
> @@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ Files: net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c
> ----------------------------
>
> What: noswapaccount kernel command line parameter
> -When: 2.6.40
> +When: 3.0
> Why: The original implementation of memsw feature enabled by
> CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP could be disabled by the noswapaccount
> kernel parameter (introduced in 2.6.29-rc1). Later on, this decision
> @@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
> ----------------------------
>
> What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_ADD in the uvcvideo driver
> -When: 2.6.42
> +When: 3.2
> Why: The information passed to the driver by this ioctl is now queried
> dynamically from the device.
> Who: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
> @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ Who: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
> ----------------------------
>
> What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_MAP_OLD in the uvcvideo driver
> -When: 2.6.42
> +When: 3.2
> Why: Used only by applications compiled against older driver versions.
> Superseded by UVCIOC_CTRL_MAP which supports V4L2 menu controls.
> Who: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
> @@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ Who: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
> ----------------------------
>
> What: Support for UVCIOC_CTRL_GET and UVCIOC_CTRL_SET in the uvcvideo driver
> -When: 2.6.42
> +When: 3.2

If I understand it correctly, we might end up with 3.x.0 scheme at the end
of the day, because of depmod incompatibility.

--
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs


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