---------------------------
-What (Why):
- - xt_recent: the old ipt_recent proc dir
- (superseded by /proc/net/xt_recent)
-
-When: January 2009 or Linux 2.7.0, whichever comes first
-Why: Superseded by newer revisions or modules
-Who: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de>
-
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-
What: GPIO autorequest on gpio_direction_{input,output}() in gpiolib
When: February 2010
Why: All callers should use explicit gpio_request()/gpio_free().
----------------------------
-What: usbvideo quickcam_messenger driver
-When: 2.6.35
-Files: drivers/media/video/usbvideo/quickcam_messenger.[ch]
-Why: obsolete v4l1 driver replaced by gspca_stv06xx
-Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
-
-----------------------------
-
-What: ov511 v4l1 driver
-When: 2.6.35
-Files: drivers/media/video/ov511.[ch]
-Why: obsolete v4l1 driver replaced by gspca_ov519
-Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
-
-----------------------------
-
-What: w9968cf v4l1 driver
-When: 2.6.35
-Files: drivers/media/video/w9968cf*.[ch]
-Why: obsolete v4l1 driver replaced by gspca_ov519
-Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
-
-----------------------------
-
-What: ovcamchip sensor framework
-When: 2.6.35
-Files: drivers/media/video/ovcamchip/*
-Why: Only used by obsoleted v4l1 drivers
-Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
-
-----------------------------
-
-What: stv680 v4l1 driver
-When: 2.6.35
-Files: drivers/media/video/stv680.[ch]
-Why: obsolete v4l1 driver replaced by gspca_stv0680
-Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
+What: sysfs-class-rfkill state file
+When: Feb 2014
+Files: net/rfkill/core.c
+Why: Documented as obsolete since Feb 2010. This file is limited to 3
+ states while the rfkill drivers can have 4 states.
+Who: anybody or Florian Mickler <florian@mickler.org>
----------------------------
-What: zc0301 v4l driver
-When: 2.6.35
-Files: drivers/media/video/zc0301/*
-Why: Duplicate functionality with the gspca_zc3xx driver, zc0301 only
- supports 2 USB-ID's (because it only supports a limited set of
- sensors) wich are also supported by the gspca_zc3xx driver
- (which supports 53 USB-ID's in total)
-Who: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
-
-----------------------------
-
-What: corgikbd, spitzkbd, tosakbd driver
-When: 2.6.35
-Files: drivers/input/keyboard/{corgi,spitz,tosa}kbd.c
-Why: We now have a generic GPIO based matrix keyboard driver that
- are fully capable of handling all the keys on these devices.
- The original drivers manipulate the GPIO registers directly
- and so are difficult to maintain.
-Who: Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@gmail.com>
-
-----------------------------
-
-What: corgi_ssp and corgi_ts driver
-When: 2.6.35
-Files: arch/arm/mach-pxa/corgi_ssp.c, drivers/input/touchscreen/corgi_ts.c
-Why: The corgi touchscreen is now deprecated in favour of the generic
- ads7846.c driver. The noise reduction technique used in corgi_ts.c,
- that's to wait till vsync before ADC sampling, is also integrated into
- ads7846 driver now. Provided that the original driver is not generic
- and is difficult to maintain, it will be removed later.
-Who: Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@gmail.com>
+What: sysfs-class-rfkill claim file
+When: Feb 2012
+Files: net/rfkill/core.c
+Why: It is not possible to claim an rfkill driver since 2007. This is
+ Documented as obsolete since Feb 2010.
+Who: anybody or Florian Mickler <florian@mickler.org>
----------------------------
----------------------------
-What: KVM memory aliases support
-When: July 2010
-Why: Memory aliasing support is used for speeding up guest vga access
- through the vga windows.
-
- Modern userspace no longer uses this feature, so it's just bitrotted
- code and can be removed with no impact.
-Who: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
-
-----------------------------
-
-What: KVM kernel-allocated memory slots
-When: July 2010
-Why: Since 2.6.25, kvm supports user-allocated memory slots, which are
- much more flexible than kernel-allocated slots. All current userspace
- supports the newer interface and this code can be removed with no
- impact.
-Who: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
+What: xtime, wall_to_monotonic
+When: 2.6.36+
+Files: kernel/time/timekeeping.c include/linux/time.h
+Why: Cleaning up timekeeping internal values. Please use
+ existing timekeeping accessor functions to access
+ the equivalent functionality.
+Who: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com>
----------------------------
----------------------------
-What: "acpi=ht" boot option
-When: 2.6.35
-Why: Useful in 2003, implementation is a hack.
- Generally invoked by accident today.
- Seen as doing more harm than good.
-Who: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
+What: iwlwifi 50XX module parameters
+When: 2.6.40
+Why: The "..50" modules parameters were used to configure 5000 series and
+ up devices; different set of module parameters also available for 4965
+ with same functionalities. Consolidate both set into single place
+ in drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+
+Who: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>
----------------------------
+What: iwl4965 alias support
+When: 2.6.40
+Why: Internal alias support has been present in module-init-tools for some
+ time, the MODULE_ALIAS("iwl4965") boilerplate aliases can be removed
+ with no impact.
+
+Who: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What: xt_NOTRACK
+Files: net/netfilter/xt_NOTRACK.c
+When: April 2011
+Why: Superseded by xt_CT
+Who: Netfilter developer team <netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org>
+
+---------------------------
+
What: video4linux /dev/vtx teletext API support
When: 2.6.35
Files: drivers/media/video/saa5246a.c drivers/media/video/saa5249.c
provided by the vtx API, then that functionality should be build
around the sliced VBI API instead.
Who: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl>
+
+----------------------------
+
+What: IRQF_DISABLED
+When: 2.6.36
+Why: The flag is a NOOP as we run interrupt handlers with interrupts disabled
+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
+Why: superseded by acpi_sleep=nonvs
+Who: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>
+
+----------------------------
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