From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-fx0-f46.google.com ([209.85.161.46]:44849 "EHLO mail-fx0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752716Ab1BIVNe (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Feb 2011 16:13:34 -0500 Received: by fxm20 with SMTP id 20so661986fxm.19 for ; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:13:33 -0800 (PST) From: Christian Lamparter To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] ar9170usb: mark the old driver as obsolete Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 22:13:11 +0100 Cc: linville@tuxdriver.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Message-Id: <201102092213.11681.chunkeey@googlemail.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: AR9170USB will be replaced by carl9170 in the foreseeable future [2.6.39]. Signed-off-by: Christian Lamparter --- diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index b3f35e5..d47ef03 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ Who: Luis R. Rodriguez --------------------------- +What: AR9170USB +When: 2.6.39 + +Why: This driver is deprecated and the firmware is no longer + maintained. The replacement driver "carl9170" has been + around for a while, so the devices are still supported. + +Who: Christian Lamparter + +--------------------------- + What: IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM Check: IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM When: July 2009 diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS index 97a7841..1961669 100644 --- a/MAINTAINERS +++ b/MAINTAINERS @@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ ATHEROS AR9170 WIRELESS DRIVER M: Christian Lamparter L: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org W: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ar9170 -S: Maintained +S: Obsolete F: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/ CARL9170 LINUX COMMUNITY WIRELESS DRIVER diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig index d7a4799..7cfaf5f 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig @@ -1,8 +1,10 @@ config AR9170_USB - tristate "Atheros AR9170 802.11n USB support" + tristate "Atheros AR9170 802.11n USB support (OBSOLETE)" depends on USB && MAC80211 select FW_LOADER help + This driver is going to get replaced by carl9170. + This is a driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n USB devices. These devices require additional firmware (2 files).