Re: [PATCH] Documentation: ABI: remove outdated USB power/level removal notice

From: Greg KH

Date: Sun May 31 2026 - 03:53:53 EST


On Sat, May 30, 2026 at 11:34:07PM +0000, Sardaruddin Syed wrote:
> The sysfs power/level interface is still implemented and documented
> despite the removal notice stating it would be removed after 2010.
>
> Remove the outdated removal timeline while keeping the deprecation
> notice and recommendation to use power/control instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sardaruddin Syed <ssardaruddin2002@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-bus-usb | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-bus-usb b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-bus-usb
> index bd096d33fbc7..067016e62e11 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-bus-usb
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-bus-usb
> @@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ Description:
> initializes all non-hub devices in the "on" level. Some
> drivers may change this setting when they are bound.
>
> - This file is deprecated and will be removed after 2010.
> + This file is deprecated.
> Use the power/control file instead; it does exactly the
> same thing.

Why not just remove it instead?

thanks,

greg k-h