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Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:58:07 -0500 From: Erez Zadok <ezk@...sunysb.edu> To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de> Subject: overdue items in feature-removal-schedule Linus, Andrew, Christoph, There are 29 listed items in feature-removal-schedule.txt. 11 of those have dates or kernel versions that have passed, including this one: What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread) When: August 2006 One feature (removal of sys_sysctl) is listed for September 2010: are we really able to predict the future with this much accuracy? When, if at all, will those future/overdue features be removed for real? Have any of them been removed already? It's very important to developers to have more accurate removal schedule for planning purposes. I think setting dates on feature removal isn't compatible with the current model of kernel code development, b/c despite our best efforts, it's hard to predict the precise release of the next 2.6.(x+1) kernel. I think it's better to change all of those dates to future kernel versions (a couple of items do so). When those dates were assigned, was there a specific kernel version in mind? Thanks, Erez. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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