From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jean Delvare Subject: [PATCH] Schedule removal of the legacy i2c device driver binding model Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:35:03 +0200 Message-ID: <20081018143503.01af9fce@hyperion.delvare> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: i2c-bounces-GZX6beZjE8VD60Wz+7aTrA@public.gmane.org Errors-To: i2c-bounces-GZX6beZjE8VD60Wz+7aTrA@public.gmane.org To: Linux I2C List-Id: linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org The legacy i2c device driver binding model is superseded by the standard model, so it's time to deprecate it and schedule it for removal. Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) --- linux-2.6.28-rc0.orig/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt 2008-10-18 09:53:36.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.28-rc0/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt 2008-10-18 13:13:38.000000000 +0200 @@ -359,3 +359,11 @@ Why: The 2.6 kernel supports direct wri eliminates the need for ide-scsi. The new method is more efficient in every way. Who: FUJITA Tomonori + +--------------------------- + +What: i2c_attach_client(), i2c_detach_client(), i2c_driver->detach_client() +When: 2.6.29 (ideally) or 2.6.30 (more likely) +Why: Deprecated by the new (standard) device driver binding model. Use + i2c_driver->probe() and ->remove() instead. +Who: Jean Delvare -- Jean Delvare _______________________________________________ i2c mailing list i2c-GZX6beZjE8VD60Wz+7aTrA@public.gmane.org http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/i2c