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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 66c8b4b165c1..716568afdff8 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -135,6 +135,33 @@ Who: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> --------------------------- +What: filemap_nopage, filemap_populate +When: April 2007 +Why: These legacy interfaces no longer have any callers in the kernel and + any functionality provided can be provided with filemap_fault. The + removal schedule is short because they are a big maintainence burden + and have some bugs. +Who: Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de> + +--------------------------- + +What: vm_ops.populate, install_page +When: April 2007 +Why: These legacy interfaces no longer have any callers in the kernel and + any functionality provided can be provided with vm_ops.fault. +Who: Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de> + +--------------------------- + +What: vm_ops.nopage +When: February 2008, provided in-kernel callers have been converted +Why: This interface is replaced by vm_ops.fault, but it has been around + forever, is used by a lot of drivers, and doesn't cost much to + maintain. +Who: Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de> + +--------------------------- + What: Interrupt only SA_* flags When: September 2007 Why: The interrupt related SA_* flags are replaced by IRQF_* to move them |
