From 00155a94a691c25d6672c16c8f2cafa7f9a722a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:21:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Schedule removal of the legacy i2c device driver binding
model
The legacy i2c device driver binding model is superseded by the
standard model, so it's time to deprecate it and schedule it for
removal.
Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
---
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index f5f812daf9f4..05d71b4b9430 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -359,3 +359,11 @@ 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@lab.ntt.co.jp>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What: i2c_attach_client(), i2c_detach_client(), i2c_driver->detach_client()
+When: 2.6.29 (ideally) or 2.6.30 (more likely)
+Why: Deprecated by the new (standard) device driver binding model. Use
+ i2c_driver->probe() and ->remove() instead.
+Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
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