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authorDavid S. Miller2011-01-24 13:17:06 -0800
committerDavid S. Miller2011-01-24 13:17:06 -0800
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Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6
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@@ -193,6 +193,20 @@ Why: /proc/<pid>/oom_adj allows userspace to influence the oom killer's
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+What: CS5535/CS5536 obsolete GPIO driver
+When: June 2011
+Files: drivers/staging/cs5535_gpio/*
+Check: drivers/staging/cs5535_gpio/cs5535_gpio.c
+Why: A newer driver replaces this; it is drivers/gpio/cs5535-gpio.c, and
+ integrates with the Linux GPIO subsystem. The old driver has been
+ moved to staging, and will be removed altogether around 2.6.40.
+ Please test the new driver, and ensure that the functionality you
+ need and any bugfixes from the old driver are available in the new
+ one.
+Who: Andres Salomon <dilinger@queued.net>
+
+--------------------------
+
What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread)
When: August 2006
Files: arch/*/kernel/*_ksyms.c
@@ -234,6 +248,17 @@ Who: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>
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+What: CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER
+When: 2.6.39
+Why: sysfs I/F for ACPI power devices, including AC and Battery,
+ has been working in upstream kenrel since 2.6.24, Sep 2007.
+ In 2.6.37, we make the sysfs I/F always built in and this option
+ disabled by default.
+ Remove this option and the ACPI power procfs interface in 2.6.39.
+Who: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
What: /proc/acpi/button
When: August 2007
Why: /proc/acpi/button has been replaced by events to the input layer
@@ -332,14 +357,6 @@ Who: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>, Matthew Garrett <mjg@redhat.com>
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-What: __do_IRQ all in one fits nothing interrupt handler
-When: 2.6.32
-Why: __do_IRQ was kept for easy migration to the type flow handlers.
- More than two years of migration time is enough.
-Who: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
-
------------------------------
-
What: fakephp and associated sysfs files in /sys/bus/pci/slots/
When: 2011
Why: In 2.6.27, the semantics of /sys/bus/pci/slots was redefined to
@@ -576,3 +593,13 @@ Why: The functions have been superceded by cancel_delayed_work_sync()
Who: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
----------------------------
+
+What: Legacy, non-standard chassis intrusion detection interface.
+When: June 2011
+Why: The adm9240, w83792d and w83793 hardware monitoring drivers have
+ legacy interfaces for chassis intrusion detection. A standard
+ interface has been added to each driver, so the legacy interface
+ can be removed.
+Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
+
+----------------------------