* [PATCH/Trivial] Update feature-removal-update.txt with 3.x versioning
@ 2011-06-09 22:03 Deepak Saxena
2011-06-09 22:09 ` Jesper Juhl
2011-06-10 12:35 ` Jiri Kosina
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Deepak Saxena @ 2011-06-09 22:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jiri Kosina; +Cc: linux-kernel
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Why: This is a legacy interface which have been replaced by a more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
Why: Superseded by the UVCIOC_CTRL_QUERY ioctl.
Who: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
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* Re: [PATCH/Trivial] Update feature-removal-update.txt with 3.x versioning
2011-06-09 22:03 [PATCH/Trivial] Update feature-removal-update.txt with 3.x versioning Deepak Saxena
@ 2011-06-09 22:09 ` Jesper Juhl
2011-06-27 14:35 ` Jiri Kosina
2011-06-10 12:35 ` Jiri Kosina
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Jesper Juhl @ 2011-06-09 22:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Deepak Saxena; +Cc: Jiri Kosina, linux-kernel
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>
>
Makes sense to me. Now that we are moving to 3.0 rather than 2.6.40 it
doesn't make sense to refer to the old numbers any more.
Reviewed-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@chaosbits.net>
--
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* Re: [PATCH/Trivial] Update feature-removal-update.txt with 3.x versioning
2011-06-09 22:03 [PATCH/Trivial] Update feature-removal-update.txt with 3.x versioning Deepak Saxena
2011-06-09 22:09 ` Jesper Juhl
@ 2011-06-10 12:35 ` Jiri Kosina
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Jiri Kosina @ 2011-06-10 12:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Deepak Saxena; +Cc: linux-kernel
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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* Re: [PATCH/Trivial] Update feature-removal-update.txt with 3.x versioning
2011-06-09 22:09 ` Jesper Juhl
@ 2011-06-27 14:35 ` Jiri Kosina
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Jiri Kosina @ 2011-06-27 14:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jesper Juhl; +Cc: Deepak Saxena, linux-kernel
On Fri, 10 Jun 2011, Jesper Juhl 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>
> >
> Makes sense to me. Now that we are moving to 3.0 rather than 2.6.40 it
> doesn't make sense to refer to the old numbers any more.
>
> Reviewed-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@chaosbits.net>
Applied.
--
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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