On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 12:11:32PM +0100, Michael Buesch wrote: > On Thursday 13 December 2007 11:13:27 Ingo Molnar wrote: > > > > * Daniel Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > This driver is scheduled for removal, so I'd not touch it anymore to > > > > avoid the possibility to introduce a lastminute regression. The new > > > > drivers (b43 and b43legacy) have this fixed (in a different way by > > > > completely removing it). > > > > > > When is the removal scheduled? > > > > $ grep -i bcm Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt > > $ > > > > might make sense to update this file. > > Patches are on their way. > I think it's scheduled to be removed after 2.6.25 was released.
A patch w/ subject "bcm43xx: mark as obsolete and schedule for removal" is queued in net-2.6.25 and waiting for the 2.6.25 merge window. It includes this hunk: --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -333,3 +333,12 @@ Why: This driver has been marked obsolete for many years. Who: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------- + +What: bcm43xx wireless network driver +When: 2.6.26 +Files: drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx +Why: This driver's functionality has been replaced by the + mac80211-based b43 and b43legacy drivers. +Who: John W. Linville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> + +--------------------------- Hth! John -- John W. Linville [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
