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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 7ebca0775ec..64ce44da593 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -30,11 +30,39 @@ Who: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> --------------------------- What: raw1394: requests of type RAW1394_REQ_ISO_SEND, RAW1394_REQ_ISO_LISTEN -When: November 2006 -Why: Deprecated in favour of the new ioctl-based rawiso interface, which is - more efficient. You should really be using libraw1394 for raw1394 - access anyway. -Who: Jody McIntyre <scjody@modernduck.com> +When: June 2007 +Why: Deprecated in favour of the more efficient and robust rawiso interface. + Affected are applications which use the deprecated part of libraw1394 + (raw1394_iso_write, raw1394_start_iso_write, raw1394_start_iso_rcv, + raw1394_stop_iso_rcv) or bypass libraw1394. +Who: Dan Dennedy <dan@dennedy.org>, Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> + +--------------------------- + +What: dv1394 driver (CONFIG_IEEE1394_DV1394) +When: June 2007 +Why: Replaced by raw1394 + userspace libraries, notably libiec61883. This + shift of application support has been indicated on www.linux1394.org + and developers' mailinglists for quite some time. Major applications + have been converted, with the exception of ffmpeg and hence xine. + Piped output of dvgrab2 is a partial equivalent to dv1394. +Who: Dan Dennedy <dan@dennedy.org>, Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> + +--------------------------- + +What: ieee1394 core's unused exports (CONFIG_IEEE1394_EXPORT_FULL_API) +When: January 2007 +Why: There are no projects known to use these exported symbols, except + dfg1394 (uses one symbol whose functionality is core-internal now). +Who: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> + +--------------------------- + +What: ieee1394's *_oui sysfs attributes (CONFIG_IEEE1394_OUI_DB) +When: January 2007 +Files: drivers/ieee1394/: oui.db, oui2c.sh +Why: big size, little value +Who: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> --------------------------- @@ -53,18 +81,6 @@ Who: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@brturbo.com.br> --------------------------- -What: sys_sysctl -When: January 2007 -Why: The same information is available through /proc/sys and that is the - interface user space prefers to use. And there do not appear to be - any existing user in user space of sys_sysctl. The additional - maintenance overhead of keeping a set of binary names gets - in the way of doing a good job of maintaining this interface. - -Who: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com> - ---------------------------- - What: PCMCIA control ioctl (needed for pcmcia-cs [cardmgr, cardctl]) When: November 2005 Files: drivers/pcmcia/: pcmcia_ioctl.c @@ -82,18 +98,6 @@ Who: Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de> --------------------------- -What: ip_queue and ip6_queue (old ipv4-only and ipv6-only netfilter queue) -When: December 2005 -Why: This interface has been obsoleted by the new layer3-independent - "nfnetlink_queue". The Kernel interface is compatible, so the old - ip[6]tables "QUEUE" targets still work and will transparently handle - all packets into nfnetlink queue number 0. Userspace users will have - to link against API-compatible library on top of libnfnetlink_queue - instead of the current 'libipq'. -Who: Harald Welte <laforge@netfilter.org> - ---------------------------- - What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread) When: August 2006 Files: arch/*/kernel/*_ksyms.c @@ -212,17 +216,6 @@ Who: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> --------------------------- -What: i2c-ite and i2c-algo-ite drivers -When: September 2006 -Why: These drivers never compiled since they were added to the kernel - tree 5 years ago. This feature removal can be reevaluated if - someone shows interest in the drivers, fixes them and takes over - maintenance. - http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-mips&m=115040510817448 -Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> - ---------------------------- - What: Bridge netfilter deferred IPv4/IPv6 output hook calling When: January 2007 Why: The deferred output hooks are a layering violation causing unusual @@ -239,23 +232,8 @@ Who: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> --------------------------- -What: frame diverter -When: November 2006 -Why: The frame diverter is included in most distribution kernels, but is - broken. It does not correctly handle many things: - - IPV6 - - non-linear skb's - - network device RCU on removal - - input frames not correctly checked for protocol errors - It also adds allocation overhead even if not enabled. - It is not clear if anyone is still using it. -Who: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> - ---------------------------- - - What: PHYSDEVPATH, PHYSDEVBUS, PHYSDEVDRIVER in the uevent environment -When: Oktober 2008 +When: October 2008 Why: The stacking of class devices makes these values misleading and inconsistent. Class devices should not carry any of these properties, and bus @@ -273,11 +251,12 @@ Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> --------------------------- -What: ftape -When: 2.6.20 -Why: Orphaned for ages. SMP bugs long unfixed. Few users left - in the world. -Who: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> +What: IPv4 only connection tracking/NAT/helpers +When: 2.6.22 +Why: The new layer 3 independant connection tracking replaces the old + IPv4 only version. After some stabilization of the new code the + old one will be removed. +Who: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> --------------------------- |