linux-kernel - Re: Feature Removals for 2.6.25 (USB driver api)

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Message-ID: <20080201050229.GB23057@suse.de>
Date:	Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:02:29 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
	Dominik Brodowski <linux@...do.de>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
Subject: Re: Feature Removals for 2.6.25 (USB driver api)

> ---------------------------
> Ping?
> What:	USB driver API moves to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL
> When:	February 2008
> Files:	include/linux/usb.h, drivers/usb/core/driver.c
> Why:	The USB subsystem has changed a lot over time, and it has been
> 	possible to create userspace USB drivers using usbfs/libusb/gadgetfs
> 	that operate as fast as the USB bus allows.  Because of this, the USB
> 	subsystem will not be allowing closed source kernel drivers to
> 	register with it, after this grace period is over.  If anyone needs
> 	any help in converting their closed source drivers over to use the
> 	userspace filesystems, please contact the
> 	linux-usb-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net mailing list, and the developers
> 	there will be glad to help you out.
> Who:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

This is queued up in my tree to go to Linus, see my previous post on
lkml and the linux-usb mailing list about this topic.

thanks,

greg k-h
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