Re: [rfc] 2.6.19-rc1-git5: consolidation of file backed fault handlers

Arjan van de Ven
2006-10-10T16:09:06Z

> \ What: vm_ops.nopage
> -When: October 2008, provided in-kernel callers have been converted
> +When: October 2007, provided in-kernel callers have been converted
> Why: This interface is replaced by vm_ops.fault, but it has been around
> forever, is used by a lot of drivers, and doesn't cost much to
> maintain.

but a year is a really long time; 6 months would be a lot more
reasonable..
(it's not as if most external modules will switch until it's really
gone.. more notice isn't really going to help that at all; at least make
the kernel printk once on the first use of this so that they notice!)