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Date:	Mon, 21 May 2007 10:46:18 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	rdunlap@...otime.net
Subject: RFC: Schedule EFS for removal.

EFS aparently is broken (See http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1020)
has been so for some time, and attempts to fix it have been rejected.
Given there's a userspace app to access these volumes, how
about scheduling it for removal ?

Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>

--- linux-2.6/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt~	2007-05-21 10:42:24.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt	2007-05-21 10:44:04.000000000 -0400
@@ -346,3 +346,9 @@ Who:  Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
 
 ---------------------------
 
+What: EFS
+When: 2.6.24
+Why:  Unmaintained for some time, and also doesn't work.
+      Userspace replacement 'efslook' aparently works.
+      (See http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1020)
+
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