From e9429dfdc34402de3832ab7335f8ff0104f3ae84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Richter Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:03:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ieee1394: schedule unused symbol exports for removal This also means that former parts of ieee1394's API will be subject to change or removal. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 7 +++++++ drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig | 9 ++------- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index c8c6dae..ed10a46 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ Who: Dan Dennedy , Stefan Richter --------------------------- +What: ieee1394 core's unused exports (CONFIG_IEEE1394_EXPORT_FULL_API) +When: January 2007 +Why: There are no projects known to use these exported symbols. +Who: Stefan Richter + +--------------------------- + What: Video4Linux API 1 ioctls and video_decoder.h from Video devices. When: December 2006 Why: V4L1 AP1 was replaced by V4L2 API. during migration from 2.4 to 2.6 diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig b/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig index 680da9e..87325dd 100644 --- a/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig @@ -67,16 +67,11 @@ config IEEE1394_CONFIG_ROM_IP1394 eth1394 option below. config IEEE1394_EXPORT_FULL_API - bool "Export all symbols of ieee1394's API" + bool "Export all symbols of ieee1394's API (deprecated)" depends on IEEE1394 default n help - Export all symbols of ieee1394's driver programming interface, even - those that are not currently used by the standard IEEE 1394 drivers. - - This option does not affect the interface to userspace applications. - Say Y here if you want to compile externally developed drivers that - make extended use of ieee1394's API. It is otherwise safe to say N. + This option will be removed soon. Don't worry, say N. comment "Device Drivers" depends on IEEE1394 -- 2.7.4