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Date:	Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:40:23 +0200
From:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...e.de>
To:	gregkh <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: driver-core: set default SYSFS_DEPRECATED=n

From: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
Subject: driver-core: set default SYSFS_DEPRECATED=n

All recent distros depend on the non-deprecated sysfs layout, so
change the default value of the option to reflect that.

Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
---
 init/Kconfig |   10 +++-------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -612,16 +612,12 @@ config MM_OWNER
 	bool
 
 config SYSFS_DEPRECATED
-	bool
-
-config SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2
-	bool "Create deprecated sysfs layout for older userspace tools"
+	bool "remove sysfs features which may confuse old userspace tools"
 	depends on SYSFS
-	default y
-	select SYSFS_DEPRECATED
+	default n
 	help
 	  This option switches the layout of sysfs to the deprecated
-	  version.
+	  version. Do not use it on recent distributions.
 
 	  The current sysfs layout features a unified device tree at
 	  /sys/devices/, which is able to express a hierarchy between


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