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| author | Corentin Chary <corentincj@iksaif.net> | 2009-12-03 10:45:17 +0300 |
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| committer | Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> | 2009-12-09 23:54:33 +0300 |
| commit | 728900f6fa7142e07a67d10d862bcb774d7a3493 (patch) | |
| tree | f16f14531db09e61287668bd16c09ece90a0042c /Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | |
| parent | 325fb8e9aeddf7bf8a7a892869dca00e7305c41e (diff) | |
| download | linux-728900f6fa7142e07a67d10d862bcb774d7a3493.tar.xz | |
asus-laptop: schedule display_get and lcd_switch for removal
Signed-off-by: Corentin Chary <corentincj@iksaif.net>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index bc693fffabe0..d1c9e1763cfb 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -489,3 +489,23 @@ Why: With the recent innovations in CPU hardware acceleration technologies Who: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com> ---------------------------- + +What: Support for lcd_switch and display_get in asus-laptop driver +When: March 2010 +Why: These two features use non-standard interfaces. There are the + only features that really need multiple path to guess what's + the right method name on a specific laptop. + + Removing them will allow to remove a lot of code an significantly + clean the drivers. + + This will affect the backlight code which won't be able to know + if the backlight is on or off. The platform display file will also be + write only (like the one in eeepc-laptop). + + This should'nt affect a lot of user because they usually know + when their display is on or off. + +Who: Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@gmail.com> + +---------------------------- |