[PATCH] sk98lin: planned removal

[PATCH] sk98lin: planned removal

[Stephen Hemminger]

Document planned removal of sk98lin driver.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
---
 Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    7 +++++++
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 0ba6af0..d08a4af 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -325,3 +325,10 @@ Why:	Unmaintained for years, superceded 
 Who:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
 
 ---------------------------
+
+What:   sk98lin network driver
+When:   July 2007
+Why:    In kernel tree version of driver is unmaintained. Sk98lin driver
+	replaced by the skge driver. 
+Who:    Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
+
-- 
1.4.1

Re: [PATCH] sk98lin: planned removal

[Jeff Garzik]

Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Document planned removal of sk98lin driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
> ---
>  Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    7 +++++++
>  1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

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Re: [PATCH] sk98lin: planned removal

[Andrew Morton]

On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:18:30 -0800 Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> Document planned removal of sk98lin driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
> ---
>  Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    7 +++++++
>  1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> index 0ba6af0..d08a4af 100644
> --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> @@ -325,3 +325,10 @@ Why:	Unmaintained for years, superceded 
>  Who:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
>  
>  ---------------------------
> +
> +What:   sk98lin network driver
> +When:   July 2007
> +Why:    In kernel tree version of driver is unmaintained. Sk98lin driver
> +	replaced by the skge driver. 
> +Who:    Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
> +

People don't read that file.  I'd suggest the addition of a warning printk
to the driver's open() method.

Re: [PATCH] sk98lin: planned removal

[Jeff Garzik]

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:18:30 -0800 Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> 
>> Document planned removal of sk98lin driver.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    7 +++++++
>>  1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
>> index 0ba6af0..d08a4af 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
>> @@ -325,3 +325,10 @@ Why:	Unmaintained for years, superceded 
>>  Who:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
>>  
>>  ---------------------------
>> +
>> +What:   sk98lin network driver
>> +When:   July 2007
>> +Why:    In kernel tree version of driver is unmaintained. Sk98lin driver
>> +	replaced by the skge driver. 
>> +Who:    Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
>> +
> 
> People don't read that file.  I'd suggest the addition of a warning printk
> to the driver's open() method.

Fine with me.  Stephen, wanna cook up a patch?

	Jeff

Re: [PATCH] sk98lin: planned removal

[Stephen Hemminger]

Nag message about planned sk98lin removal.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>

--- skge.orig/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c
+++ skge/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c
@@ -5188,6 +5188,9 @@ static struct pci_driver skge_driver = {
 
 static int __init skge_init(void)
 {
+	printk(KERN_NOTICE "sk98lin: driver has been replaced by the skge driver"
+	       " and is scheduled for removal\n");
+
 	return pci_register_driver(&skge_driver);
 }
 

Re: [PATCH] sk98lin: planned removal

[Jeff Garzik]

Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Nag message about planned sk98lin removal.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>

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