linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/4] x86, apic: Only use default_wait_for_init

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1402061430420.29446@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
Date:	Thu, 6 Feb 2014 14:31:55 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/4] x86, apic: Only use default_wait_for_init_deassert

On Thu, 6 Feb 2014, Andi Kleen wrote:

> > es7000_wait_for_init_deassert() is functionally equivalent to 
> > default_wait_for_init_deassert(), so remove the duplicate code and use
> > only a single function.
> 
> It would surprise me if anyone uses the es7000 anymore -- it may be
> reasonable to just deprecate the complete port.
> 

How do we usually do that?  Do we add a big fat warning for anyone who is 
using it for a few releases or just yank support out entirely and see if 
we're surprised?
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