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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 46f2a559b27c..30f3c8c9c12a 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -151,15 +151,6 @@ Who: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> --------------------------- -What: I2C interface of the it87 driver -When: January 2007 -Why: The ISA interface is faster and should be always available. The I2C - probing is also known to cause trouble in at least one case (see - bug #5889.) -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. @@ -216,33 +207,6 @@ Who: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> --------------------------- -What: i2c-ite and i2c-algo-ite drivers -When: September 2006 -Why: These drivers never compiled since they were added to the kernel - tree 5 years ago. This feature removal can be reevaluated if - someone shows interest in the drivers, fixes them and takes over - maintenance. - http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-mips&m=115040510817448 -Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> - ---------------------------- - -What: Bridge netfilter deferred IPv4/IPv6 output hook calling -When: January 2007 -Why: The deferred output hooks are a layering violation causing unusual - and broken behaviour on bridge devices. Examples of things they - break include QoS classifation using the MARK or CLASSIFY targets, - the IPsec policy match and connection tracking with VLANs on a - bridge. Their only use is to enable bridge output port filtering - within iptables with the physdev match, which can also be done by - combining iptables and ebtables using netfilter marks. Until it - will get removed the hook deferral is disabled by default and is - only enabled when needed. - -Who: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> - ---------------------------- - What: PHYSDEVPATH, PHYSDEVBUS, PHYSDEVDRIVER in the uevent environment When: October 2008 Why: The stacking of class devices makes these values misleading and @@ -270,3 +234,25 @@ Why: The new layer 3 independant connection tracking replaces the old Who: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> --------------------------- + +What: ACPI hooks (X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_ACPI) in speedstep-centrino driver +When: December 2006 +Why: Speedstep-centrino driver with ACPI hooks and acpi-cpufreq driver are + functionally very much similar. They talk to ACPI in same way. Only + difference between them is the way they do frequency transitions. + One uses MSRs and the other one uses IO ports. Functionaliy of + speedstep_centrino with ACPI hooks is now merged into acpi-cpufreq. + That means one common driver will support all Intel Enhanced Speedstep + capable CPUs. That means less confusion over name of + speedstep-centrino driver (with that driver supposed to be used on + non-centrino platforms). That means less duplication of code and + less maintenance effort and no possibility of these two drivers + going out of sync. + Current users of speedstep_centrino with ACPI hooks are requested to + switch over to acpi-cpufreq driver. speedstep-centrino will continue + to work using older non-ACPI static table based scheme even after this + date. + +Who: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com> + +--------------------------- |
