linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Delete obsolete RAW driver feature.

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Message-ID: <20070322001050.13588e5e@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:10:50 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Delete obsolete RAW driver feature.

> > This is a user visible API it is therefore not elligable for removal
> > anyway
> 
> mutter.
> 
> We've given people years of notice and _some_ applications have converted
> over to open("/dev/sda1", O_DIRECT), as they should.

Linus said we don't break old applications by removing APIs. People
believe him. 

Alan
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