> Not removing it now has a high risk of developers continuing to ignore > the deprecation warnings and adding new legacy drivers, which I then > must convert to the new model. This never ends. > > I know my behavior may seem a bit rude, but apparently this is the only > way to get things to actually happen. I've been waiting for over a year > already! > > I don't think the risk is that high, at least not for sound drivers. > The conversions are fairly easy and if something really went wrong, > fixing it is a matter of minutes. > > Please note that the removal of the legacy model isn't my goal per se. > The fact is that the legacy model needs to be removed for further > developments of i2c-core to happen, in particular the support of i2C > bus multiplexers. There are patches waiting for inclusion since early > February, which I can't take as long as the legacy i2c model is in. > This is why I am pushing.
Full ACK! -- Pengutronix e.K. | Wolfram Sang | Industrial Linux Solutions | http://www.pengutronix.de/ |
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