Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755524AbXK1SAg (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:00:36 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751341AbXK1SA0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:00:26 -0500 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([78.32.30.218]:41978 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750842AbXK1SAZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:00:25 -0500 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:54:37 +0000 From: Russell King To: Jon Smirl Cc: Lennart Sorensen , Jean Delvare , Adrian Bunk , i2c@lm-sensors.org, Lennert Buytenhek , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [i2c] [2.6 patch] some overdue I2C driver removal Message-ID: <20071128175437.GA1774@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> References: <20071024162528.GX30533@stusta.de> <20071024164347.GN4003@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> <20071128112357.3828d469@hyperion.delvare> <20071128173022.GD2308@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> <9e4733910711280943t75564912m805cfdb2fe099528@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <9e4733910711280943t75564912m805cfdb2fe099528@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1083 Lines: 24 On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 12:43:00PM -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > Hasn't their been a one year notice that these drivers were going to > be removed? How about removing them and putting them into a tarball on > the i2c web site with a note explaining about how they need to be > updated to use the gpio driver? Then if someone really wants to use > the old drivers they can use them out of tree. It hasn't been a year - they were added to feature-removal on May 1st. However, not all the relevant people were made aware of that fact. Yes, Deepak was copied on that message, but I think he's moved on to other things. On the other hand, Lennert (who is listed as IXP2000 maintainer) is completely unaware of these drivers being marked obsolete. -- Russell King Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/ maintainer of: - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/