From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from ra.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.52]:4933 "EHLO ra.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755403AbXKUP1O (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:27:14 -0500 From: "John W. Linville" To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Cc: rjw@sisk.pl, larry.finger@lwfinger.net, stefano.brivio@polimi.it, mb@bu3sch.de, bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de, "John W. Linville" Subject: [PATCH v2] bcm43xx: mark as obsolete and schedule for removal Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:26:18 -0500 Message-Id: <1195658778-13118-1-git-send-email-linville@tuxdriver.com> (sfid-20071121_152719_154103_78A7A278) In-Reply-To: <1195654571-10506-1-git-send-email-linville@tuxdriver.com> References: <1195654571-10506-1-git-send-email-linville@tuxdriver.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- Amended based on suggestions from Stefano... Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 9 +++++++++ MAINTAINERS | 2 +- drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/Kconfig | 9 ++++++--- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 20c4c8b..c057e36 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -333,3 +333,12 @@ Why: This driver has been marked obsolete for many years. Who: Stephen Hemminger --------------------------- + +What: bcm43xx wireless network driver +When: 2.6.26 +Files: drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx +Why: This driver's functionality has been replaced by the + mac80211-based b43 and b43legacy drivers. +Who: John W. Linville + +--------------------------- diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS index 18b7c8e..2bfc23f 100644 --- a/MAINTAINERS +++ b/MAINTAINERS @@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ P: Stefano Brivio M: stefano.brivio@polimi.it L: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org W: http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/ -S: Maintained +S: Obsolete BEFS FILE SYSTEM P: Sergey S. Kostyliov diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/Kconfig index ce397e4..0159701 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/Kconfig @@ -1,12 +1,15 @@ config BCM43XX - tristate "Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support" + tristate "Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support (DEPRECATED)" depends on PCI && IEEE80211 && IEEE80211_SOFTMAC && WLAN_80211 && EXPERIMENTAL select WIRELESS_EXT select FW_LOADER select HW_RANDOM ---help--- - This is an experimental driver for the Broadcom 43xx wireless chip, - found in the Apple Airport Extreme and various other devices. + This is an experimental driver for the Broadcom 43xx wireless + chip, found in the Apple Airport Extreme and various other + devices. This driver is deprecated and will be removed + from the kernel in the near future. It has been replaced + by the b43 and b43legacy drivers. config BCM43XX_DEBUG bool "Broadcom BCM43xx debugging (RECOMMENDED)" -- 1.5.3.3