[PATCH] ide/Kconfig: mark ide-scsi as deprecated

[PATCH] ide/Kconfig: mark ide-scsi as deprecated

[Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz]

Mark ide-scsi as deprecated and remove stale/bogus documentation.

Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/ide/Kconfig |   16 +---------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 15 deletions(-)

Index: b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- a/drivers/ide/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY
 	  module will be called ide-floppy.
 
 config BLK_DEV_IDESCSI
-	tristate "SCSI emulation support"
+	tristate "SCSI emulation support (DEPRECATED)"
 	depends on SCSI
 	select IDE_ATAPI
 	---help---
@@ -200,20 +200,6 @@ config BLK_DEV_IDESCSI
 	  and will allow you to use a SCSI device driver instead of a native
 	  ATAPI driver.
 
-	  This is useful if you have an ATAPI device for which no native
-	  driver has been written (for example, an ATAPI PD-CD drive);
-	  you can then use this emulation together with an appropriate SCSI
-	  device driver. In order to do this, say Y here and to "SCSI support"
-	  and "SCSI generic support", below. You must then provide the kernel
-	  command line "hdx=ide-scsi" (try "man bootparam" or see the
-	  documentation of your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to
-	  pass options to the kernel at boot time) for devices if you want the
-	  native EIDE sub-drivers to skip over the native support, so that
-	  this SCSI emulation can be used instead.
-
-	  Note that this option does NOT allow you to attach SCSI devices to a
-	  box that doesn't have a SCSI host adapter installed.
-
 	  If both this SCSI emulation and native ATAPI support are compiled
 	  into the kernel, the native support will be used.
 

Re: [PATCH] ide/Kconfig: mark ide-scsi as deprecated

[FUJITA Tomonori]

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:11:44 +0200
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mark ide-scsi as deprecated and remove stale/bogus documentation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/ide/Kconfig |   16 +---------------
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 15 deletions(-)

Can we add ide-scsi to Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt?

Re: [PATCH] ide/Kconfig: mark ide-scsi as deprecated

[Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz]

On Wednesday 03 September 2008, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:11:44 +0200
> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Mark ide-scsi as deprecated and remove stale/bogus documentation.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/ide/Kconfig |   16 +---------------
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> Can we add ide-scsi to Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt?

Sure, care to send a patch?

Re: [PATCH] ide/Kconfig: mark ide-scsi as deprecated

[FUJITA Tomonori]

On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:43:55 +0200
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wednesday 03 September 2008, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> > On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:11:44 +0200
> > Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Mark ide-scsi as deprecated and remove stale/bogus documentation.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/ide/Kconfig |   16 +---------------
> > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > 
> > Can we add ide-scsi to Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt?
> 
> Sure, care to send a patch?

2.6.30 is too far?

=
From: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
Subject: [PATCH] add deprecated ide-scsi to feature-removal-schedule.txt

Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
---
 Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    8 ++++++++
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index eb1a47b..feb84b0 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -322,3 +322,11 @@ Why:  Accounting can now be enabled/disabled without kernel recompilation.
       controlled by a kernel/module/sysfs/sysctl parameter.
 Who:  Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@ans.pl>
 
+---------------------------
+
+What: ide-scsi (BLK_DEV_IDESCSI)
+When: 2.6.30
+Why:  The 2.6 kernel supports direct writing to ide CD drives, which
+      eliminates the need for ide-scsi. The new method is more
+      efficient in every way.
+Who:  Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
-- 
1.5.4.2

Re: [PATCH] ide/Kconfig: mark ide-scsi as deprecated

[Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz]

Hi,

On Wednesday 03 September 2008, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:43:55 +0200
> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Wednesday 03 September 2008, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> > > On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:11:44 +0200
> > > Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Mark ide-scsi as deprecated and remove stale/bogus documentation.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/ide/Kconfig |   16 +---------------
> > > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > Can we add ide-scsi to Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt?
> > 
> > Sure, care to send a patch?
> 
> 2.6.30 is too far?

It is IMHO.

> =
> From: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
> Subject: [PATCH] add deprecated ide-scsi to feature-removal-schedule.txt
> 
> Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
> ---
>  Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    8 ++++++++
>  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> index eb1a47b..feb84b0 100644
> --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> @@ -322,3 +322,11 @@ Why:  Accounting can now be enabled/disabled without kernel recompilation.
>        controlled by a kernel/module/sysfs/sysctl parameter.
>  Who:  Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@ans.pl>
>  
> +---------------------------
> +
> +What: ide-scsi (BLK_DEV_IDESCSI)
> +When: 2.6.30
> +Why:  The 2.6 kernel supports direct writing to ide CD drives, which
> +      eliminates the need for ide-scsi. The new method is more
> +      efficient in every way.
> +Who:  Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>

Thanks but I thought that you would also want to handle the removal patch?

Re: [PATCH] ide/Kconfig: mark ide-scsi as deprecated

[FUJITA Tomonori]

On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 19:38:24 +0200
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Wednesday 03 September 2008, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> > On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:43:55 +0200
> > Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Wednesday 03 September 2008, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:11:44 +0200
> > > > Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Mark ide-scsi as deprecated and remove stale/bogus documentation.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  drivers/ide/Kconfig |   16 +---------------
> > > > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > Can we add ide-scsi to Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt?
> > > 
> > > Sure, care to send a patch?
> > 
> > 2.6.30 is too far?
> 
> It is IMHO.

let's try 2.6.29 to see if someone is against it.


> > =
> > From: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
> > Subject: [PATCH] add deprecated ide-scsi to feature-removal-schedule.txt
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    8 ++++++++
> >  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> > index eb1a47b..feb84b0 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> > @@ -322,3 +322,11 @@ Why:  Accounting can now be enabled/disabled without kernel recompilation.
> >        controlled by a kernel/module/sysfs/sysctl parameter.
> >  Who:  Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@ans.pl>
> >  
> > +---------------------------
> > +
> > +What: ide-scsi (BLK_DEV_IDESCSI)
> > +When: 2.6.30
> > +Why:  The 2.6 kernel supports direct writing to ide CD drives, which
> > +      eliminates the need for ide-scsi. The new method is more
> > +      efficient in every way.
> > +Who:  Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
> 
> Thanks but I thought that you would also want to handle the removal patch?

Ok, I'll take care of it if you like.

=
From: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
Subject: [PATCH] add deprecated ide-scsi to feature-removal-schedule.txt

Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
---
 Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    8 ++++++++
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index eb1a47b..83c88ca 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -322,3 +322,11 @@ Why:  Accounting can now be enabled/disabled without kernel recompilation.
       controlled by a kernel/module/sysfs/sysctl parameter.
 Who:  Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@ans.pl>
 
+---------------------------
+
+What: ide-scsi (BLK_DEV_IDESCSI)
+When: 2.6.29
+Why:  The 2.6 kernel supports direct writing to ide CD drives, which
+      eliminates the need for ide-scsi. The new method is more
+      efficient in every way.
+Who:  FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
-- 
1.5.4.2

Re: [PATCH] ide/Kconfig: mark ide-scsi as deprecated

[Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz]

On Saturday 06 September 2008, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:

[...]

> Ok, I'll take care of it if you like.
> 
> =
> From: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
> Subject: [PATCH] add deprecated ide-scsi to feature-removal-schedule.txt
> 
> Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>

Thanks, applied.