From d48567dd43868b3d2e1fcc33ee76dc2d38a1ddeb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Borislav Petkov Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:50:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ide-tape: schedule driver for removal after 6 months Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 10 ++++++++++ drivers/ide/ide-tape.c | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 4d3aa519eadf..ba899ff2a8f9 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -172,6 +172,16 @@ Who: Len Brown --------------------------- +What: ide-tape driver +When: July 2008 +Files: drivers/ide/ide-tape.c +Why: This driver might not have any users anymore and maintaining it for no + reason is an effort no one wants to make. +Who: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz , Borislav Petkov + + +--------------------------- + What: libata spindown skipping and warning When: Dec 2008 Why: Some halt(8) implementations synchronize caches for and spin diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c index 0598ecfd5f37..43e0e0557776 100644 --- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c +++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c @@ -3765,6 +3765,11 @@ static int ide_tape_probe(ide_drive_t *drive) g->fops = &idetape_block_ops; ide_register_region(g); + printk(KERN_WARNING "It is possible that this driver does not have any" + " users anymore and, as a result, it will be REMOVED soon." + " Please notify Bart or Boris" + " in case you still need it.\n"); + return 0; out_free_tape: