Re: [PATCH][ACPI][BUTTON] remove procfs-interface

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Arjan van de Ven wrote:

> On Thu, 2007-07-12 at 10:58 +0200, Henne wrote:
>   
>> Removes the proc_fs interface from the ACPI button driver.
>> Signed-off-by: Henrik Kretzschmar <henne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> ---
>>     
>
> you forgot to say why.....
>
>
>   
First, because refering to /Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt it should be done:

>What:   /proc/acpi/button
>When:   August 2007
>Why:    /proc/acpi/button has been replaced by events to the input layer
>        since 2.6.20.
>Who:    Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>

Second, refering to /Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
 
>What:   ACPI procfs interface
>When:   July 2007
>Why:    After ACPI sysfs conversion, ACPI attributes will be duplicated
>        in sysfs and the ACPI procfs interface should be removed.
>Who:    Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>

The button driver uses acpi_root_dir which won't be available if acpi is removed this month.
That would lead to errors, I think.



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