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Message-Id: <200712281959.50000.david-b@pacbell.net>
Date:	Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:59:49 -0800
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	eric miao <eric.y.miao@...il.com>,
	Ben Gardner <bgardner@...tec.com>
Subject: [patch 2.6.24-rc6-mm 9/9] gpiolib: deprecate obsolete pca9539 driver

From: eric miao <eric.miao@...vell.com>

Use drivers/gpio/pca9539.c instead.

Signed-off-by: eric miao <eric.miao@...vell.com>
Acked-by: Ben Gardner <bgardner@...tec.com>
Acked-by: Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>
---
 Documentation/i2c/chips/pca9539 |    3 +++
 drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig       |    7 +++++--
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- at91.orig/Documentation/i2c/chips/pca9539
+++ at91/Documentation/i2c/chips/pca9539
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Kernel driver pca9539
 =====================
 
+NOTE: this driver is deprecated and will be dropped soon, use
+drivers/gpio/pca9539.c instead.
+
 Supported chips:
   * Philips PCA9539
     Prefix: 'pca9539'
--- at91.orig/drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig
+++ at91/drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ config SENSORS_PCF8574
 	  hardware.  If unsure, say N.
 
 config SENSORS_PCA9539
-	tristate "Philips PCA9539 16-bit I/O port"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Philips PCA9539 16-bit I/O port (DEPRECATED)"
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && GPIO_PCA9539 = "n"
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get support for the Philips PCA9539
 	  16-bit I/O port.
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ config SENSORS_PCA9539
 	  This driver can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
 	  will be called pca9539.
 
+	  This driver is deprecated and will be dropped soon. Use
+	  drivers/gpio/pca9539.c instead.
+
 config SENSORS_PCF8591
 	tristate "Philips PCF8591"
 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
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