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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 5298e126cea3..1e69a81e99d4 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -2,15 +2,14 @@ The following is a list of files and features that are going to be removed in the kernel source tree. Every entry should contain what exactly is going away, why it is happening, and who is going to be doing the work. When the feature is removed from the kernel, it should also -be removed from this file. +be removed from this file. The suggested deprecation period is 3 releases. --------------------------- -What: x86 floppy disable_hlt -When: 2012 -Why: ancient workaround of dubious utility clutters the - code used by everybody else. -Who: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> +What: ddebug_query="query" boot cmdline param +When: v3.8 +Why: obsoleted by dyndbg="query" and module.dyndbg="query" +Who: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>, Jason Baron <jbaron@redhat.com> --------------------------- @@ -542,9 +541,29 @@ Who: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> ---------------------------- +What: setitimer accepts user NULL pointer (value) +When: 3.6 +Why: setitimer is not returning -EFAULT if user pointer is NULL. This + violates the spec. +Who: Sasikantha Babu <sasikanth.v19@gmail.com> + +---------------------------- + +What: V4L2_CID_HCENTER, V4L2_CID_VCENTER V4L2 controls +When: 3.7 +Why: The V4L2_CID_VCENTER, V4L2_CID_HCENTER controls have been deprecated + for about 4 years and they are not used by any mainline driver. + There are newer controls (V4L2_CID_PAN*, V4L2_CID_TILT*) that provide + similar functionality. +Who: Sylwester Nawrocki <sylvester.nawrocki@gmail.com> + +---------------------------- + What: cgroup option updates via remount When: March 2013 Why: Remount currently allows changing bound subsystems and release_agent. Rebinding is hardly useful as it only works when the hierarchy is empty and release_agent itself should be replaced with conventional fsnotify. + +---------------------------- |