X-Git-Url: http://pilppa.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Ffeature-removal-schedule.txt;h=f5f812daf9f439658bcc710164b2912dc2430e75;hb=9d11251709f31d49c8167a619d4475fdf6cd7f73;hp=83c88cae1eda446a12562a34f2c10f1a3f8cf5c2;hpb=e496e3d645c93206faf61ff6005995ebd08cc39c;p=linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 83c88cae1ed..f5f812daf9f 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -6,6 +6,24 @@ be removed from this file. --------------------------- +What: old static regulatory information and ieee80211_regdom module parameter +When: 2.6.29 +Why: The old regulatory infrastructure has been replaced with a new one + which does not require statically defined regulatory domains. We do + not want to keep static regulatory domains in the kernel due to the + the dynamic nature of regulatory law and localization. We kept around + the old static definitions for the regulatory domains of: + * US + * JP + * EU + and used by default the US when CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY was + set. We also kept around the ieee80211_regdom module parameter in case + some applications were relying on it. Changing regulatory domains + can now be done instead by using nl80211, as is done with iw. +Who: Luis R. Rodriguez + +--------------------------- + What: dev->power.power_state When: July 2007 Why: Broken design for runtime control over driver power states, confusing @@ -232,6 +250,9 @@ What (Why): - xt_mark match revision 0 (superseded by xt_mark match revision 1) + - xt_recent: the old ipt_recent proc dir + (superseded by /proc/net/xt_recent) + When: January 2009 or Linux 2.7.0, whichever comes first Why: Superseded by newer revisions or modules Who: Jan Engelhardt @@ -266,11 +287,19 @@ Who: Glauber Costa --------------------------- -What: old style serial driver for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 +What: remove HID compat support +When: 2.6.29 +Why: needed only as a temporary solution until distros fix themselves up +Who: Jiri Slaby + +--------------------------- + +What: print_fn_descriptor_symbol() +When: October 2009 +Why: The %pF vsprintf format provides the same functionality in a + simpler way. print_fn_descriptor_symbol() is deprecated but + still present to give out-of-tree modules time to change. +Who: Bjorn Helgaas ---------------------------