From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1422736AbWBNSDV (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:03:21 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1422737AbWBNSDV (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:03:21 -0500 Received: from verein.lst.de ([213.95.11.210]:58061 "EHLO mail.lst.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1422736AbWBNSDU (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:03:20 -0500 Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:03:15 +0100 From: Christoph Hellwig To: akpm@osdl.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] deprecate the kernel_thread export Message-ID: <20060214180315.GA19369@lst.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-Spam-Score: -4.901 () BAYES_00 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Announce that the kernel_thread export will be removed in half a year, after all it's users have been converted to the kthread_ API, which I plan to do over the next month. (and no, Adrian, please no __deprecate_as_module yet, there's still too many users left) Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig Index: linux-2.6/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt 2006-02-10 19:45:40.000000000 +0100 +++ linux-2.6/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt 2006-02-12 18:44:40.000000000 +0100 @@ -171,3 +171,14 @@ probing is also known to cause trouble in at least one case (see bug #5889.) Who: Jean Delvare + +--------------------------- + +What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread) +When: August 2006 +Files: arch/*/kernel/*_ksyms.c +Why: kernel_thread is a low-level implementation detail. Drivers should + use the API instead which shields them from + implementation details and provides a higherlevel interface that + prevents bugs and code duplication +Who: Christoph Hellwig