This patch schedules obsolete OSS drivers (with ALSA drivers that support the same hardware) for removal. A rationale of the patch is in http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/12/18/305 Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> Acked-By: Thomas Sailer <sailer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 7 +++++++ sound/oss/Kconfig | 16 +++++++++++++++- sound/oss/dmasound/Kconfig | 2 +- 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) --- linux-2.6.20-rc2-mm1/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt.old 2007-01-04 19:02:33.000000000 +0100 +++ linux-2.6.20-rc2-mm1/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt 2007-01-04 19:04:46.000000000 +0100 @@ -221,3 +221,10 @@ Who: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@xxxxxxxxx> --------------------------- + +What: drivers depending on OBSOLETE_OSS +When: options in 2.6.22, code in 2.6.24 +Why: OSS drivers with ALSA replacements +Who: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> + +--------------------------- --- linux-2.6.20-rc2-mm1/sound/oss/Kconfig.old 2007-01-04 19:04:58.000000000 +0100 +++ linux-2.6.20-rc2-mm1/sound/oss/Kconfig 2007-01-04 19:07:30.000000000 +0100 @@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ # # Prompt user for primary drivers. +config OBSOLETE_OSS + bool "Obsolete OSS drivers" + depends on SOUND_PRIME + help + This option enables support for obsolete OSS drivers that + are scheduled for removal in the near future since there + are ALSA drivers for the same hardware. + + Please contact Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> if you had to + say Y here because your soundcard is not properly supported + by ALSA. + + If unsure, say N. + config SOUND_BT878 tristate "BT878 audio dma" depends on SOUND_PRIME && PCI @@ -33,7 +47,7 @@ config SOUND_ES1371 tristate "Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI 97 (ES1371)" - depends on SOUND_PRIME && PCI + depends on SOUND_PRIME && PCI && OBSOLETE_OSS help Say Y or M if you have a PCI sound card utilizing the Ensoniq ES1371 chipset, such as Ensoniq's AudioPCI97. To find out if --- linux-2.6.20-rc2-mm1/sound/oss/dmasound/Kconfig.old 2007-01-04 19:07:04.000000000 +0100 +++ linux-2.6.20-rc2-mm1/sound/oss/dmasound/Kconfig 2007-01-04 19:07:28.000000000 +0100 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ config DMASOUND_PMAC tristate "PowerMac DMA sound support" - depends on PPC32 && PPC_PMAC && SOUND && I2C + depends on PPC32 && PPC_PMAC && SOUND && I2C && OBSOLETE_OSS select DMASOUND help If you want to use the internal audio of your PowerMac in Linux, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
