From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "John W. Linville" Subject: [patch 2.6.14-rc4 3/3] Documentation: add sk98lin to the feature-removal-schedule Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:31:00 -0400 Message-ID: <10182005213100.12480@bilbo.tuxdriver.com> References: <10182005213100.12420@bilbo.tuxdriver.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: jgarzik@pobox.com, shemminger@osdl.org, mlindner@syskonnect.de, rroesler@syskonnect.de Return-path: To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <10182005213100.12420@bilbo.tuxdriver.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org The sk98lin and skge drivers cover the same set of hardware, yet the sk98lin driver is barely maintained. This patch schedules sk98lin for removal early next year. Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 9 +++++++++ 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -95,3 +95,12 @@ Why: This interface has been obsoleted b to link against API-compatible library on top of libnfnetlink_queue instead of the current 'libipq'. Who: Harald Welte + +--------------------------- + +What: sk98lin driver +When: April 2006 +Why: This driver has been essentially unmaintained for some time. + Internally it is a mess, and the original authors are unwilling to + correct it. Now the skge driver covers all the same hardware. +Who: John W. Linville