doc/feature-removal-schedule.txt

   1 The following is a list of files and features that are going to be
   2 removed from the U-Boot source tree.  Every entry should contain what
   3 exactly is going away, when it will be gone, why it is being removed,
   4 and who is going to be doing the work.  When the feature is removed
   5 from U-Boot, its corresponding entry should also be removed from this
   6 file.
   7
   8 ---------------------------
   9
  10 What:   "autoscr" command
  11 When:   Release 2009-09
  12
  13 Why:    "autosrc" is an ugly and completely non-standard name.
  14         The "autoscr" command is deprecated and will be replaced by
  15
  16         the "source" command as used by other shells such as bash.
  17
  18         Starting with March 2009, both commands will be supported for
  19         a transition period of 6 months after which "autoscr" will be
  20         removed. During the transition period existing scripts and
  21         environment variable names remain untouched for maximum
  22         compatibiltiy; thse will be changed when support for the
  23         "autoscr" command get's finally dropped.
  24
  25 Who:    Peter Tyser <ptyser@xes-inc.com>
  26
  27 ---------------------------
  28
  29 What:   GPL cleanup
  30 When:   August 2009
  31 Why:    Over time, a couple of files have sneaked in into the U-Boot
  32         source code that are either missing a valid GPL license
  33         header or that carry a license that is incompatible with the
  34         GPL.
  35         Such files shall be removed from the U-Boot source tree.
  36         See http://www.denx.de/wiki/pub/U-Boot/TaskGplCleanup/u-boot-1.1.2-files
  37         for an old and probably incomplete list of such files.
  38
  39 Who:    Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de> and board maintainers
  40
  41 ---------------------------
  42
  43 What:   Individual I2C commands
  44 When:   April 2009
  45 Why:    Per the U-Boot README, individual I2C commands such as "imd", "imm",
  46         "imw", etc are deprecated.  The single "i2c" command which is
  47         currently enabled via CONFIG_I2C_CMD_TREE contains the same
  48         functionality as the individual I2C commands.  The individual
  49         I2C commands should be removed as well as any references to
  50         CONFIG_I2C_CMD_TREE.
  51 Who:    Peter Tyser <ptyser@xes-inc.com>
  52
  53 ---------------------------
  54
  55 What:   Legacy NAND code
  56 When:   April 2009
  57 Why:    Legacy NAND code is deprecated.  Similar functionality exists in
  58         more recent NAND code ported from the Linux kernel.
  59 Who:    Scott Wood <scottwood@freescale.com>