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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff-o2qLIJkoznsdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: "John W. Linville" <linville-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org,
	netdev <netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] schedule wext/rtnl for removal
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:25:01 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <45E8CE6D.6000801@garzik.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070301153105.GC5806-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>

John W. Linville wrote:
> From: Johannes Berg <johannes-cdvu00un1VgdHxzADdlk8Q@public.gmane.org>
> 
> Since wext is being replaced as fast as we can (it'll probably stick
> around for legacy drivers though) and the wext/netlink stuff was never
> really used, this schedules it for removal.
> 
> The removal schedule is tight but there are no users of the code, the
> main user of the wext user interface are the wireless-tools, they only
> have an alpha version using the netlink interface and even that is
> incomplete.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes-cdvu00un1VgdHxzADdlk8Q@public.gmane.org>
> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>
> ---
> Which you consider applying this feature-removal-schedule.txt patch
> in the current (i.e. pre-2.6.21) timeframe?
> 
>  Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |   12 ++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

When you send this sort of stuff, spam as many lists as reasonable.

The removal of a recently-added userspace ABI is an unusual event, and 
IMO needs discussing.

           reply	other threads:[~2007-03-03  1:25 UTC|newest]

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