Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

[~andy/linux] / Documentation / feature-removal-schedule.txt

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@@ -6,17 +6,6 @@ be removed from this file.
 
 ---------------------------
 
-What:  devfs
-When:  July 2005
-Files: fs/devfs/*, include/linux/devfs_fs*.h and assorted devfs
-       function calls throughout the kernel tree
-Why:   It has been unmaintained for a number of years, has unfixable
-       races, contains a naming policy within the kernel that is
-       against the LSB, and can be replaced by using udev.
-Who:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
-
----------------------------
-
 What:  RAW driver (CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER)
 When:  December 2005
 Why:   declared obsolete since kernel 2.6.3
@@ -132,16 +121,6 @@ Who:       NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
 
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-What:  au1x00_uart driver
-When:  January 2006
-Why:   The 8250 serial driver now has the ability to deal with the differences
-       between the standard 8250 family of UARTs and their slightly strange
-       brother on Alchemy SOCs.  The loss of features is not considered an
-       issue.
-Who:   Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
-
----------------------------
-
 What:   eepro100 network driver
 When:   January 2007
 Why:    replaced by the e100 driver
@@ -177,6 +156,16 @@ Who:       Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
 
 ---------------------------
 
+What:  Unused EXPORT_SYMBOL/EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL exports
+       (temporary transition config option provided until then)
+       The transition config option will also be removed at the same time.
+When:  before 2.6.19
+Why:   Unused symbols are both increasing the size of the kernel binary
+       and are often a sign of "wrong API"
+Who:   Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
 What:  remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(tasklist_lock)
 When:  August 2006
 Files: kernel/fork.c
@@ -224,3 +213,47 @@ Why:       The interface no longer has any callers left in the kernel. It
 Who:   Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de>
 
 ---------------------------
+
+What:  Support for the MIPS EV96100 evaluation board
+When:  September 2006
+Why:   Does no longer build since at least November 15, 2003, apparently
+       no userbase left.
+Who:   Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What:  Support for the Momentum / PMC-Sierra Jaguar ATX evaluation board
+When:  September 2006
+Why:   Does no longer build since quite some time, and was never popular,
+       due to the platform being replaced by successor models.  Apparently
+       no user base left.  It also is one of the last users of
+       WANT_PAGE_VIRTUAL.
+Who:   Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What:  Support for the Momentum Ocelot, Ocelot 3, Ocelot C and Ocelot G
+When:  September 2006
+Why:   Some do no longer build and apparently there is no user base left
+       for these platforms.
+Who:   Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What:  Support for MIPS Technologies' Altas and SEAD evaluation board
+When:  September 2006
+Why:   Some do no longer build and apparently there is no user base left
+       for these platforms.  Hardware out of production since several years.
+Who:   Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What:  Support for the IT8172-based platforms, ITE 8172G and Globespan IVR
+When:  September 2006
+Why:   Code does no longer build since at least 2.6.0,  apparently there is
+       no user base left for these platforms.  Hardware out of production
+       since several years and hardly a trace of the manufacturer left on
+       the net.
+Who:   Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
+
+---------------------------