linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] net: wireless: bcm43xx: big_buffer

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Message-Id: <200712131211.32899.mb@bu3sch.de>
Date:	Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:11:32 +0100
From:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...sta.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux@...mer.net,
	jonathan@...masters.org, matthias.kaehlcke@...il.com,
	kjwinchester@...il.com, mbuesch@...enet.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] net: wireless: bcm43xx: big_buffer_sem semaphore to mutex

On Thursday 13 December 2007 11:13:27 Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Daniel Walker <dwalker@...sta.com> wrote:
> 
> > > This driver is scheduled for removal, so I'd not touch it anymore to 
> > > avoid the possibility to introduce a lastminute regression. The new 
> > > drivers (b43 and b43legacy) have this fixed (in a different way by 
> > > completely removing it).
> > 
> > When is the removal scheduled?
> 
> $ grep -i bcm Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> $
> 
> might make sense to update this file.

Patches are on their way.
I think it's scheduled to be removed after 2.6.25 was released.

-- 
Greetings Michael.
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