Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:35:57 +0200 (CEST) | From | Jiri Kosina <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH/Trivial] Update feature-removal-update.txt with 3.x versioning |
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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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