linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] PM: remove deprecated user ioctls

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:29:58 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
CC:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, rjw@...k.pl,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] PM: remove deprecated user ioctls

On 01/27/2010 12:22 PM, Pavel Machek wrote:
>> They were deprecated and removed from exported headers more than 2
>> years ago.
> 
> Should not this go through feature removal schedule etc...? Add
> printks when someone uses deprecated ioctl?

Yeah, likely. I though about that it was moved out of exported headers,
but I realized just now that already compiled binaries are not affected
and users won't spot (only packagers do).

thanks,
-- 
js
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