linux-kernel - [PATCH] feature-removal: Document suspend/hibernate deprecations

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Date:	Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:48:34 -0800
From:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
To:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] feature-removal: Document suspend/hibernate deprecations

Let this appear as deprecated in 2.6.25, remove after three
releases (2.6.28).

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
---
Something like this should be included if you are deprecating
userspace functionality.  I tried to come up with a useful
reason from your changelogs, but you should fill this in.

 Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |   25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 181bff0..cb005de 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -354,3 +354,28 @@ Why:	The support code for the old firmware hurts code readability/maintainabilit
 	and slightly hurts runtime performance. Bugfixes for the old firmware
 	are not provided by Broadcom anymore.
 Who:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What:	SNAPSHOT_PMOPS ioctl
+When:	2.6.28
+Why:	Badly designed interface, obsoleted by SNAPSHOT_PLATFORM_SUPPORT and
+	SNAPSHOT_POWER_OFF
+Who:	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What:	SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_FILE ioctl
+When:	2.6.28
+Why:	Insert reason here
+Who:	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What:	SNAPSHOT_ATOMIC_SNAPSHOT, SNAPSHOT_AVAIL_SWAP, SNAPSHOT_GET_SWAP_PAGE ioctls
+When:	2.6.28
+Why:	Defined in a non-portable manner, new numbers introduced, old numbers
+	deprecated.
+Who:	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
+
+---------------------------
-- 
1.5.4.rc4.1142.gf5a97



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