Re: [PATCH] Documentation: ABI: remove outdated USB power/level removal notice

From: Greg KH

Date: Thu Jun 04 2026 - 02:49:45 EST



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On Thu, Jun 04, 2026 at 05:36:29AM +0530, SARDARUDDIN SYED wrote:
> Hi Greg,
>
> I looked into the history and current implementation of power/level.
>
> The attribute is still implemented in drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c and is still
> documented as a deprecated interface. The obsolete ABI entry was added when
> power/level was deprecated in favor of power/control, but the interface
> itself remains present.
>
> I wasn't sure whether you meant removing the obsolete documentation entry
> or removing the deprecated interface itself, so I wanted to clarify before
> sending a v2.

Why not remove both?

thanks,

greg k-h