Deprecate a.out ELF interpreters

[linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git] / Documentation / feature-removal-schedule.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
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--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
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@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ Who: Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de>
 
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+What:  a.out interpreter support for ELF executables
+When:  2.6.25
+Files: fs/binfmt_elf.c
+Why:   Using a.out interpreters for ELF executables was a feature for
+       transition from a.out to ELF. But now it is unlikely to be still
+       needed anymore and removing it would simplify the hairy ELF
+       loader code.
+Who:   Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
+
+---------------------------
+
 What:  remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread)
 When:  August 2006
 Files: arch/*/kernel/*_ksyms.c
@@ -205,20 +216,6 @@ Who:       Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
 
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-What:  Compaq touchscreen device emulation
-When:  Oct 2007
-Files: drivers/input/tsdev.c
-Why:   The code says it was obsolete when it was written in 2001.
-       tslib is a userspace library which does anything tsdev can do and
-       much more besides in userspace where this code belongs. There is no
-       longer any need for tsdev and applications should have converted to
-       use tslib by now.
-       The name "tsdev" is also extremely confusing and lots of people have
-       it loaded when they don't need/use it.
-Who:   Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
-
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-
 What:  i2c-ixp2000, i2c-ixp4xx and scx200_i2c drivers
 When:  September 2007
 Why:   Obsolete. The new i2c-gpio driver replaces all hardware-specific
@@ -314,3 +311,16 @@ Why:       The i386/x86_64 merge provides a symlink to the old bzImage
        location so not yet updated user space tools, e.g. package
        scripts, do not break.
 Who:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What:  shaper network driver
+When:  January 2008
+Files: drivers/net/shaper.c, include/linux/if_shaper.h
+Why:   This driver has been marked obsolete for many years.
+       It was only designed to work on lower speed links and has design
+       flaws that lead to machine crashes. The qdisc infrastructure in
+       2.4 or later kernels, provides richer features and is more robust.
+Who:   Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
+
+---------------------------