future proofing linux-2.6 config, disabling deprecated interfaces
for 2.6.29 following interfaces will be unset: - SCSI_PROC_FS should only be needed by legacy apps, sysfs equiv exists - PCMCIA_IOCTL pcmciautils is even already shipped in etch - ACPI_PROCFS - ACPI_PROCFS_POWER - ACPI_PROC_EVENT scheduled to be removed soon they should only be needed by legacy applications and it is the right time in the release now to either have those kicked out as nobody uses them anyway or to have userland fixed. if the outcry is too big again on the acpi interfaces like it happened for lenny we can go back and wait until upstream anyway decides for us and those disappear under our feet. but maybe userland got ready in between. anyway i think it is a good plan now to start making aware userland, unless objections, i'll set those next week. if i omitted an important item out of feature-removal-schedule.txt please point that out too. kind regards -- maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: future proofing linux-2.6 config, disabling deprecated interfaces
maximilian attems wrote: > for 2.6.29 following interfaces will be unset: > - SCSI_PROC_FS > should only be needed by legacy apps, sysfs equiv exists > > - PCMCIA_IOCTL > pcmciautils is even already shipped in etch > > - ACPI_PROCFS > - ACPI_PROCFS_POWER > - ACPI_PROC_EVENT > scheduled to be removed soon > > they should only be needed by legacy applications > and it is the right time in the release now to either > have those kicked out as nobody uses them anyway or > to have userland fixed. [...] Most of /proc/acpi is redundant but at least some files don't yet have alternatives: 13:53 < bwh> # CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS is not set 13:54 < mjg59> bwh: Given that not all of the proc functionality has been ported elsewhere yet, I'd say that's aggressive 13:54 < bwh> What's missing? 13:56 < mjg59> bwh: Device wakeup control 13:57 < mjg59> Setting things like DOS 14:00 < bwh> DOS? 14:00 < mjg59> bwh: Display Output Switch Ben. -- Ben Hutchings The world is coming to an end. Please log off. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
