Re: [RFC] Add kernel<->userspace ABI stability documentation

Greg KH
2006-02-27T19:57:27Z

On Mon, Feb 27, 2006 at 07:52:08PM +0000, Alistair John Strachan wrote:
> On Monday 27 February 2006 19:01, Greg KH wrote:
> [snip]
> > +
> > +Interfaces in the testing state can move to the stable state when the
> > +developers feel they are finished. They can not be removed from the
> > +kernel tree without going through the obsolete state first.
> > +
> > +It's up to the developer to place their interface in the category they
> > +wish for it to start out in.
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ gregkh-2.6/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/devfs
> > @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
> > +What: devfs
> > +Date: July 2005
> > +Contact: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
> [snip]
>
> July 2005? Either this date is wrong or the document is out of date.

Heh, I wish. Have you looked at
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt lately?

Yeah, it's sad, but I keep trying...

thanks,

greg k-h