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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index be5ae60..afeaf62 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ Who: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> --------------------------- +What: eepro100 network driver +When: January 2007 +Why: replaced by the e100 driver +Who: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> + +--------------------------- + What: Legacy /proc/pci interface (PCI_LEGACY_PROC) When: March 2006 Why: deprecated since 2.5.53 in favor of lspci(8) @@ -180,3 +187,30 @@ Why: These events are not correct, and do not properly let userspace know when a file system has been mounted or unmounted. Userspace should poll the /proc/mounts file instead to detect this properly. Who: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> + +--------------------------- + +What: Support for NEC DDB5074 and DDB5476 evaluation boards. +When: June 2006 +Why: Board specific code doesn't build anymore since ~2.6.0 and no + users have complained indicating there is no more need for these + boards. This should really be considered a last call. +Who: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> + +--------------------------- + +What: USB driver API moves to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL +When: Febuary 2008 +Files: include/linux/usb.h, drivers/usb/core/driver.c +Why: The USB subsystem has changed a lot over time, and it has been + possible to create userspace USB drivers using usbfs/libusb/gadgetfs + that operate as fast as the USB bus allows. Because of this, the USB + subsystem will not be allowing closed source kernel drivers to + register with it, after this grace period is over. If anyone needs + any help in converting their closed source drivers over to use the + userspace filesystems, please contact the + linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net mailing list, and the developers + there will be glad to help you out. +Who: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> + +--------------------------- |
