* Re: [PATCH 2.6.24-rc5-mm 3/3] gpiolib: obsolete drivers/i2c/chips/pca9539.c
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@ 2007-12-23 18:32 ` David Brownell
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From: David Brownell @ 2007-12-23 18:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: eric miao; +Cc: Jean Delvare, linux-kernel, i2c, bgardner
> From: eric miao <eric.miao@marvell.com>
> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:40:04 +0800
> Subject: [PATCH] gpiolib: mark drivers/i2c/chips/pca9539.c as deprecated
>
> use drivers/gpio/pca9539.c instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: eric miao <eric.miao@marvell.com>
> Acked-by: Ben Gardner <bgardner@wabtec.com>
> Acked-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
> ---
> Documentation/i2c/chips/pca9539 | 3 +++
> drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig | 7 +++++--
> 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Yeah, this version looks unlikely to break anyone's systems.
> @@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ config SENSORS_PCA9539
> This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
> will be called pca9539.
>
> + This driver is deprecated and will be dropped soon. Use
> + drivers/gpio/pca9539.c instead.
> +
> config SENSORS_PCF8591
> tristate "Philips PCF8591"
> depends on EXPERIMENTAL
>
I suggest defining a date, such as "will be removed in the 2.6.26
kernel", and adding it to Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt ...
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