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Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:40:40 +0100 From: Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...glemail.com> To: <bzolnier@...il.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...il.com> Subject: [PATCH 22/22] ide-tape: schedule driver for removal after 6 months in case it turns out Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...il.com> --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 14 ++++++++++++-- drivers/ide/ide-tape.c | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index a7d9d17..147bb63 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -264,8 +264,6 @@ Who: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> --------------------------- ---------------------------- - What: i2c-i810, i2c-prosavage and i2c-savage4 When: May 2008 Why: These drivers are superseded by i810fb, intelfb and savagefb. @@ -338,3 +336,15 @@ 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: ide-tape driver +When: July 2008 +Files: drivers/ide/ide-tape.c +Why: This driver might not have any users anymore and maintaining it for no + reason is an effort no one wants to make. +Who: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>, Borislav Petkov + <petkovbb@...glemail.com> + +--------------------------- diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c index 2e6198f..86f206b 100644 --- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c +++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c @@ -3803,6 +3803,11 @@ static int ide_tape_probe(ide_drive_t *drive) g->fops = &idetape_block_ops; ide_register_region(g); + printk(KERN_WARNING "It is possible that this driver does not have any" + " users anymore and, as a result, it will be REMOVED soon." + " Please notify Bart <bzolnier@...il.com> or Boris" + " <petkovbb@...il.com> in case you still need it.\n"); + return 0; out_free_tape: -- 1.5.3.7 -- 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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