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authorDavid Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net>2007-01-04 15:07:04 +0300
committerJean Delvare <khali@arrakis.delvare>2007-01-04 15:07:04 +0300
commitb119dc3f992183a04e508fc0a09f550eb19bf30e (patch)
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parent999445d4372812f361807b76411c158099e8e93e (diff)
downloadlinux-b119dc3f992183a04e508fc0a09f550eb19bf30e.tar.xz
i2c: Migration aids for i2c_adapter.dev removal
Flag i2c_adapter.dev for removal after userspace tools get upgraded, and include a near-term code migration aid to facilitate this: - The class device gets the name attribute it should have had. This was previously (wrongly) associated with the i2c_adapter.dev node. Sysfs based tools and libraries can start converting right away. - Issue a warning for legacy adapter drivers that don't provide any physical device node; so systems with those drivers will know to fix this problem earlier. This is one of a series of patches to help the I2C stack become a better citizen of the Linux Driver Model world. Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net> Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
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+What: i2c_adapter.dev
+ i2c_adapter.list
+When: July 2007
+Why: Superfluous, given i2c_adapter.class_dev:
+ * The "dev" was a stand-in for the physical device node that legacy
+ drivers would not have; but now it's almost always present. Any
+ remaining legacy drivers must upgrade (they now trigger warnings).
+ * The "list" duplicates class device children.
+ The delay in removing this is so upgraded lm_sensors and libsensors
+ can get deployed. (Removal causes minor changes in the sysfs layout,
+ notably the location of the adapter type name and parenting the i2c
+ client hardware directly from their controller.)
+Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>,
+ David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+---------------------------
+
What: IPv4 only connection tracking/NAT/helpers
When: 2.6.22
Why: The new layer 3 independant connection tracking replaces the old