Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:14:08 +0200 | From | Sebastian Siewior <> | Subject | [PATCH] m68knommu: Add info about removing mcfserial |
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From: Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Schedule a removal for this driver. Alternative driver is available for a while now.
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de> --- Greg said [1] and I hope .28 is not too late. [1] http://www.mail-archive.com/uclinux-dev@uclinux.org/msg04453.html
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 8 ++++++++ drivers/serial/Kconfig | 6 +++++- drivers/serial/mcfserial.c | 1 + 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 3c35d45..27c0056 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -304,3 +304,11 @@ When: 2.6.26 Why: Implementation became generic; users should now include linux/semaphore.h instead. Who: Matthew Wilcox <willy@linux.intel.com> + +--------------------------- + +What: old style serial driver for ColdFire (CONFIG_SERIAL_COLDFIRE) +When: 2.6.28 +Why: This driver still uses the old interface and has been replaced + by CONFIG_SERIAL_MCF. +Who: Sebastian Siewior <sebastian@breakpoint.cc> diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig index 36acbcc..62e6eb1 100644 --- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig @@ -976,11 +976,15 @@ config SERIAL_68328_RTS_CTS depends on SERIAL_68328 config SERIAL_COLDFIRE - bool "ColdFire serial support" + bool "ColdFire serial support (DEPRECATED)" depends on COLDFIRE help This driver supports the built-in serial ports of the Motorola ColdFire family of CPUs. + This driver is deprecated because it supports only the old interface + for serial drivers and features like magic keys are not working. + Please switch to the new style driver because this driver will be + removed soon. config SERIAL_MCF bool "Coldfire serial support (new style driver)" diff --git a/drivers/serial/mcfserial.c b/drivers/serial/mcfserial.c index 43af40d..56007cc 100644 --- a/drivers/serial/mcfserial.c +++ b/drivers/serial/mcfserial.c @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +#warning This driver is deprecated. Check Kconfig for details. /* * mcfserial.c -- serial driver for ColdFire internal UARTS. * -- 1.5.4.3
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