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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 5e2bc4ab897a..f3da8c0a3af2 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -502,16 +502,6 @@ Who: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> ---------------------------- -What: old ieee1394 subsystem (CONFIG_IEEE1394) -When: 2.6.37 -Files: drivers/ieee1394/ except init_ohci1394_dma.c -Why: superseded by drivers/firewire/ (CONFIG_FIREWIRE) which offers more - features, better performance, and better security, all with smaller - and more modern code base -Who: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> - ----------------------------- - What: The acpi_sleep=s4_nonvs command line option When: 2.6.37 Files: arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c @@ -536,3 +526,39 @@ Who: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> ---------------------------- +What: namespace cgroup (ns_cgroup) +When: 2.6.38 +Why: The ns_cgroup leads to some problems: + * cgroup creation is out-of-control + * cgroup name can conflict when pids are looping + * it is not possible to have a single process handling + a lot of namespaces without falling in a exponential creation time + * we may want to create a namespace without creating a cgroup + + The ns_cgroup is replaced by a compatibility flag 'clone_children', + where a newly created cgroup will copy the parent cgroup values. + The userspace has to manually create a cgroup and add a task to + the 'tasks' file. +Who: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@free.fr> + +---------------------------- + +What: iwlwifi disable_hw_scan module parameters +When: 2.6.40 +Why: Hareware scan is the prefer method for iwlwifi devices for + scanning operation. Remove software scan support for all the + iwlwifi devices. + +Who: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com> + +---------------------------- + +What: access to nfsd auth cache through sys_nfsservctl or '.' files + in the 'nfsd' filesystem. +When: 2.6.40 +Why: This is a legacy interface which have been replaced by a more + dynamic cache. Continuing to maintain this interface is an + unnecessary burden. +Who: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> + +---------------------------- |