On Thursday 24 March 2011, Len Brown wrote: > From: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 8 ++++++++ > 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt > b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index b3f35e5..2a03c46 100644 > --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt > +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt > @@ -619,3 +619,11 @@ Why: The original implementation of memsw feature > enabled by Who: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx> > > ---------------------------- > + > +What: CONFIG_APM > +When: 2.6.40 > +Why: Microsoft deleted APM from Windows as of Vista in in 2006. > + It now seems more than safe that the latest Linux Kernel be APM-free. > + The vintage laptops supporting APM are now difficult to find, > + making it problatic to maintain this code. > +Who: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx> Please don't turn Linux into second Windows. If you don't want APM in the kernel, just don't compile it. There are many people using older systems with APM - and most of them wouldn't oppose to this removal as they don't even know about it. -- Ondrej Zary _______________________________________________ linux-pm mailing list linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-pm
