Re: [PATCH] 2.6.1: Update PCI Name database, fix gen-devlist.c for long device names.

[Dave Jones]

On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 05:23:14PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:

 > > Well, appreciated, but we really do need to remove it.  We don't need 
 > > these strings in the kernel at all.  pci.ids is just a static lookup 
 > > table that is best kept in userspace.
 > 
 > It will be removed in 2.7.

So I'm the only one with deja vu ?

My recollection of history went something like..

2.2 - Marked as OBSOLETE when /proc/bus/pci came to town.
      iirc, even Martin Mares (PCI maintainer at the time) wanted
	  it removed in 2.3.x
2.3 - Linus decides he likes it, and wants to keep it.
2.4 - Unmarked OBSOLETE
2.5 - Silence, (though we now get PCI stuff in /sys too, woo!)
2.6 - "It will be removed in 2.7"

Anyone else spot a pattern ?  8-)

		Dave

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