Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 01 May 2008 09:01:54 +1000 | From | Greg Ungerer <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] m68knommu: Add info about removing mcfserial |
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Sebastian Siewior wrote: > 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
.28 is ok with me.
Regards Greg
> 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. > *
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