From patchwork Thu Mar 24 07:39:07 2011 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Len Brown X-Patchwork-Id: 658101 Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [140.211.169.13]) by demeter1.kernel.org (8.14.4/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p2O7gRpK001020 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:42:48 GMT Received: from daredevil.linux-foundation.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1.linux-foundation.org (8.14.2/8.13.5/Debian-3ubuntu1.1) with ESMTP id p2O7dlTW023222; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:40:15 -0700 Received: from vms173011pub.verizon.net (vms173011pub.verizon.net [206.46.173.11]) by smtp1.linux-foundation.org (8.14.2/8.13.5/Debian-3ubuntu1.1) with ESMTP id p2O7dFhd023187 for ; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:39:16 -0700 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([unknown] [74.104.148.74]) by vms173011.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0LIJ00I5VX9C9J51@vms173011.mailsrvcs.net> for linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:39:14 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost.localdomain (x980 [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p2O7d9AS023246; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:39:10 -0400 Received: from localhost (lenb@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) with ESMTP id p2O7d7xx023242; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:39:08 -0400 X-Authentication-warning: localhost.localdomain: lenb owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:39:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Len Brown X-X-Sender: lenb@x980 To: Stephen Rothwell In-reply-to: <20110324154505.934a56a0.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> Message-id: References: <20110324154505.934a56a0.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> User-Agent: Alpine 2.02 (LFD 1266 2009-07-14) MIME-version: 1.0 Received-SPF: pass (localhost is always allowed.) X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-5.767 required=5 tests=AWL, BAYES_00, OSDL_HEADER_SUBJECT_BRACKETED, PATCH_SUBJECT_OSDL X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.4-osdl_revision__1.47__ X-MIMEDefang-Filter: lf$Revision: 1.188 $ X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.63 on 140.211.169.21 Cc: linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [linux-pm] [PATCH] APM: delete APM in Linux-2.6.40 X-BeenThere: linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: Linux power management List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-pm-bounces@lists.linux-foundation.org Errors-To: linux-pm-bounces@lists.linux-foundation.org X-Greylist: IP, sender and recipient auto-whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.6 (demeter1.kernel.org [140.211.167.41]); Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:42:48 +0000 (UTC) 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 ---------------------------- + +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