Re: [PATCH] ide/Kconfig: mark ide-scsi as deprecated

[FUJITA Tomonori]

On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 19:38:24 +0200
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Wednesday 03 September 2008, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> > On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:43:55 +0200
> > Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Wednesday 03 September 2008, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:11:44 +0200
> > > > Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Mark ide-scsi as deprecated and remove stale/bogus documentation.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  drivers/ide/Kconfig |   16 +---------------
> > > > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > Can we add ide-scsi to Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt?
> > > 
> > > Sure, care to send a patch?
> > 
> > 2.6.30 is too far?
> 
> It is IMHO.

let's try 2.6.29 to see if someone is against it.


> > =
> > From: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [PATCH] add deprecated ide-scsi to feature-removal-schedule.txt
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    8 ++++++++
> >  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> > index eb1a47b..feb84b0 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> > @@ -322,3 +322,11 @@ Why:  Accounting can now be enabled/disabled without kernel recompilation.
> >        controlled by a kernel/module/sysfs/sysctl parameter.
> >  Who:  Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@xxxxxx>
> >  
> > +---------------------------
> > +
> > +What: ide-scsi (BLK_DEV_IDESCSI)
> > +When: 2.6.30
> > +Why:  The 2.6 kernel supports direct writing to ide CD drives, which
> > +      eliminates the need for ide-scsi. The new method is more
> > +      efficient in every way.
> > +Who:  Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Thanks but I thought that you would also want to handle the removal patch?

Ok, I'll take care of it if you like.

=
From: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [PATCH] add deprecated ide-scsi to feature-removal-schedule.txt

Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    8 ++++++++
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index eb1a47b..83c88ca 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -322,3 +322,11 @@ Why:  Accounting can now be enabled/disabled without kernel recompilation.
       controlled by a kernel/module/sysfs/sysctl parameter.
 Who:  Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@xxxxxx>
 
+---------------------------
+
+What: ide-scsi (BLK_DEV_IDESCSI)
+When: 2.6.29
+Why:  The 2.6 kernel supports direct writing to ide CD drives, which
+      eliminates the need for ide-scsi. The new method is more
+      efficient in every way.
+Who:  FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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