This adds IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM to the feature-removal (deprecated) list since most of the IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM users are technically bogus as entropy sources in the kernel's current entropy model. Signed-off-by: Robin Getz <rgetz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- This was discussed on the lkml the past few days, which started here: http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/4/6/283 Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt2 | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ --------------------------- +What: IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM +Check: IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM +When: July 2009 + +Why: Many of IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM users are technically bogus as entropy + sources in the kernel's current entropy model. To resolve this, every + input point to the kernel's entropy pool needs to better document the + type of entropy source it actually is. This will be replaced with + additional add_*_randomness functions in drivers/char/random.c + +Who: Robin Getz <rgetz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> & Matt Mackall <mpm@xxxxxxxxxxx> + +--------------------------- + What: The ieee80211_regdom module parameter When: March 2010 / desktop catchup --- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
