linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.22 patch] the scheduled removal of OBSOLETE

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Date:	Wed, 7 Mar 2007 15:01:53 -0500
From:	"Lee Revell" <rlrevell@...-job.com>
To:	"Willy Tarreau" <w@....eu>
Cc:	"Adrian Bunk" <bunk@...sta.de>, "Bill Davidsen" <davidsen@....com>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6.22 patch] the scheduled removal of OBSOLETE_OSS options

On 3/7/07, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu> wrote:
> Real problem is that we can expect several "sound does not work anymore"
> because people doing "make oldconfig" will get no warning at all about
> the removed options. Remember people complaining about keyboard not working ?
> Perhaps the real problem is more Kconfig than OSS, but it would be fine if
> we found a solution to enumerate the list of options which have been removed
> when they do their make oldconfig.

I doubt there are that many users of the old OSS drivers.  Even
proprietary apps like Flash and Skype require ALSA these days.

Lee
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