linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Delete obsolete RAW driver feature.

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Date:	Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:12:42 +0100
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Delete obsolete RAW driver feature.

On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 07:43:18PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 12:24:33AM +0100, Willy Tarreau wrote:
>  
>  > Then a printk() on every open() should be enough. We've all been seeing
>  > "Warning: tcpdump uses obsolete AF_PACKET"... and it finally disappeared.
> 
> There's a difference.  We have the source for tcpdump.

But what's the problem with "warning: process XXX uses obsolete raw driver
and may not work anymore after 2007/XX/XX if not fixed" ?

Willy

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