linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pci: remove pci_find_slot from PCI

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Date:	Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:27:07 -0700
From:	Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
To:	Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@...oscopio.com>
Cc:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Matthew Wilcox <willy@...ux.intel.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pci: remove pci_find_slot from PCI_LEGACY config
	description

* Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@...oscopio.com>:
> On Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 04:49:01PM +0100, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> > On Fri, 30 Oct 2009, Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo wrote:
> > 
> > > Commit 3b073eda has removed pci_find_slot, so there's no point in
> > > mentioning it in the config description as one of the deprecated APIs
> > > there are enabled by PCI_LEGACY and still used by some drivers.
> > 
> > While you are at it, how about removing the references in 
> > Documentation/PCI/pci.txt as well?
> 
> I've hit them. But, on a first fast look, they seemed important
> historically. I will take a closer look and point that if it's proper or
> remove them entirely as you suggest.

I think you can safely remove the references to the APIs that are
no longer in the kernel at all, such as pci_find_slot(), etc.

On the other hand, if an interface is still there but deprecated,
you can leave it in Documentation/PCI/pci.txt.

Thanks,
/ac

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