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@@ -234,6 +234,17 @@ Who: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>
---------------------------
+What: CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER
+When: 2.6.39
+Why: sysfs I/F for ACPI power devices, including AC and Battery,
+ has been working in upstream kenrel since 2.6.24, Sep 2007.
+ In 2.6.37, we make the sysfs I/F always built in and this option
+ disabled by default.
+ Remove this option and the ACPI power procfs interface in 2.6.39.
+Who: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
What: /proc/acpi/button
When: August 2007
Why: /proc/acpi/button has been replaced by events to the input layer
===================================================================
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ static int acpi_ac_add_fs(struct acpi_de
{
struct proc_dir_entry *entry = NULL;
-
+ printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "Deprecated procfs I/F for AC is loaded,"
+ " please retry with CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER cleared\n");
if (!acpi_device_dir(device)) {
acpi_device_dir(device) = proc_mkdir(acpi_device_bid(device),
acpi_ac_dir);
===================================================================
@@ -868,6 +868,8 @@ static int acpi_battery_add_fs(struct ac
struct proc_dir_entry *entry = NULL;
int i;
+ printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "Deprecated procfs I/F for battery is loaded,"
+ " please retry with CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER cleared\n");
if (!acpi_device_dir(device)) {
acpi_device_dir(device) = proc_mkdir(acpi_device_bid(device),
acpi_battery_dir);
===================================================================
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ acpi_sbs_add_fs(struct proc_dir_entry **
const struct file_operations *state_fops,
const struct file_operations *alarm_fops, void *data)
{
+ printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "Deprecated procfs I/F for SBS is loaded,"
+ " please retry with CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER cleared\n");
if (!*dir) {
*dir = proc_mkdir(dir_name, parent_dir);
if (!*dir) {
===================================================================
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ config ACPI_PROCFS_POWER
/proc/acpi/ac_adapter/* (sys/class/power_supply/*)
This option has no effect on /proc/acpi/ directories
and functions, which do not yet exist in /sys
+ This option, together with the proc directories, will be
+ deleted in 2.6.39.
Say N to delete power /proc/acpi/ directories that have moved to /sys/