Re: [RFC PATCH] feature-removal: add documentation for exportedsymbols going away

From: Arjan van de Ven
Date: Wed Feb 13 2008 - 18:08:49 EST


On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:22:06 -0800
Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 10 ------
> Documentation/feature-removal/exported-symbols.txt | 34
> ++++++++++++++++++++
> arch/x86/kernel/io_delay.c | 2 +-
> net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c | 2 +- 4 files
> changed, 36 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 4d3aa51..b09b193
> 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> @@ -118,16 +118,6 @@ Who: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---------------------------
>
> -What: Unused EXPORT_SYMBOL/EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL exports
> - (temporary transition config option provided until then)
> - The transition config option will also be removed at the
> same time. -When: before 2.6.19


3 releases is too long imo
1 release is plenty (esp since it's really 1 release + one devel cycle)
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