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authorKay Sievers <kay.sievers@suse.de>2006-08-13 06:17:09 +0200
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>2006-09-25 21:08:36 -0700
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deprecate PHYSDEV* keys
deprecate PHYSDEV* values in the uevent environment These values are no longer needed and inconsistent with the stacking of class devices. The event environment should not carry properties of a parent device. The key PHYSDEVDRIVER is available as DRIVER, PHYDEVBUS is indentical SUBSYSTEM. Class devices should not carry any of these values. Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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@@ -294,3 +294,15 @@ Why: The frame diverter is included in most distribution kernels, but is
It is not clear if anyone is still using it.
Who: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
+---------------------------
+
+
+What: PHYSDEVPATH, PHYSDEVBUS, PHYSDEVDRIVER in the uevent environment
+When: Oktober 2008
+Why: The stacking of class devices makes these values misleading and
+ inconsistent.
+ Class devices should not carry any of these properties, and bus
+ devices have SUBSYTEM and DRIVER as a replacement.
+Who: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@suse.de>
+
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