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-rw-r--r--Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt11
-rw-r--r--MAINTAINERS2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig4
3 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 8c594c45b6a1..ab274856c6a2 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ Who: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>
---------------------------
+What: AR9170USB
+When: 2.6.40
+
+Why: This driver is deprecated and the firmware is no longer
+ maintained. The replacement driver "carl9170" has been
+ around for a while, so the devices are still supported.
+
+Who: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
What: IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM
Check: IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM
When: July 2009
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 2b35b6c84e2c..95482e9e5ba5 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ ATHEROS AR9170 WIRELESS DRIVER
M: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@web.de>
L: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
W: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ar9170
-S: Maintained
+S: Obsolete
F: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/
CARL9170 LINUX COMMUNITY WIRELESS DRIVER
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig
index d7a4799d20fb..7b9672b0d090 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
config AR9170_USB
- tristate "Atheros AR9170 802.11n USB support"
+ tristate "Atheros AR9170 802.11n USB support (OBSOLETE)"
depends on USB && MAC80211
select FW_LOADER
help
+ This driver is going to get replaced by carl9170.
+
This is a driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n USB devices.
These devices require additional firmware (2 files).