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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index dc7c681e532c..5ddbe350487a 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -310,17 +310,28 @@ Who: Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@ans.pl> --------------------------- -What: ide-scsi (BLK_DEV_IDESCSI) -When: 2.6.29 -Why: The 2.6 kernel supports direct writing to ide CD drives, which - eliminates the need for ide-scsi. The new method is more - efficient in every way. -Who: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> - ---------------------------- - What: i2c_attach_client(), i2c_detach_client(), i2c_driver->detach_client() When: 2.6.29 (ideally) or 2.6.30 (more likely) Why: Deprecated by the new (standard) device driver binding model. Use i2c_driver->probe() and ->remove() instead. Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> + +--------------------------- + +What: fscher and fscpos drivers +When: June 2009 +Why: Deprecated by the new fschmd driver. +Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> + Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> + +--------------------------- + +What: SELinux "compat_net" functionality +When: 2.6.30 at the earliest +Why: In 2.6.18 the Secmark concept was introduced to replace the "compat_net" + network access control functionality of SELinux. Secmark offers both + better performance and greater flexibility than the "compat_net" + mechanism. Now that the major Linux distributions have moved to + Secmark, it is time to deprecate the older mechanism and start the + process of removing the old code. +Who: Paul Moore <paul.moore@hp.com> |