From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: remove COMPAT_NET_DEV_OPS Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 14:32:07 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20090524.143207.59391234.davem@davemloft.net> References: <1243088259-16482-1-git-send-email-a.beregalov@gmail.com> <20090523074143.445ef830@nehalam> <20090523165531.GA14081@infradead.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: shemminger@vyatta.com, a.beregalov@gmail.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org To: hch@infradead.org Return-path: Received: from 74-93-104-97-Washington.hfc.comcastbusiness.net ([74.93.104.97]:53252 "EHLO sunset.davemloft.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752052AbZEXVcI (ORCPT ); Sun, 24 May 2009 17:32:08 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20090523165531.GA14081@infradead.org> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Christoph Hellwig Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 12:55:31 -0400 > On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 07:41:43AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: >> On Sat, 23 May 2009 18:17:39 +0400 >> Alexander Beregalov wrote: >> >> > All drivers are already converted to new net_device_ops API >> > and nobody uses old API anymore. >> > >> > Signed-off-by: Alexander Beregalov >> >> This go through the feature-removal-schedule process, to >> allow other drivers that live outside the tree some notice for change. > > I don't think so. We do tons of API changes and don't do such a process > around it. Removal of the old pointers gives a clear compilation > breakage so it's not even dangerous. I completely agree and plan to get rid of this compat ops stuff for 2.6.31