linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] mark pci_find_device() as _

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Message-ID: <20061119140600.GG31879@stusta.de>
Date:	Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:06:00 +0100
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	Muli Ben-Yehuda <muli@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>, Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, gregkh@...e.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] mark pci_find_device() as __deprecated

On Sun, Nov 19, 2006 at 11:52:58AM +0200, Muli Ben-Yehuda wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2006 at 10:47:12AM +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > Oh, and if anything starts complaining "But this adds some warnings to 
> > > my kernel build!", he should either first fix the 200 kB (sic) of 
> > > warnings I'm getting in 2.6.19-rc5-mm2 starting at MODPOST or go to hell.
> > 
> > we can solve this btw; we could have a
> > 
> > #define THIS_MODULE_IS_LEGACY_CRAP_AND_WONT_GET_FIXED
> > 
> > that would turn __deprecated into a nop for those few legacy modules
> > inside the kernel that nobody really is looking after.
> 
> If no one is looking after them, shouldn't they just be removed?

unmaintained != not used

As an example, some people might be unhappy if the floppy driver that is 
unmaintained for ages and not in a good state was removed.

> Cheers,
> Muli

cu
Adrian

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