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:   CONFIG_NET_MULTI option
  11 When:   Release 2009-11
  12
  13 Why:    U-boot currently implements two network driver APIs.  New drivers with
  14         the older-style implementation have not been accepted for a while, and
  15         this parallel system makes the code confusing and hard to augment.
  16
  17         All existing in-tree boards will be converted to use CONFIG_NET_MULTI
  18         over the span of two releases (2009-07 and 2009-09).
  19         In the 2009-11 release, all code that is compiled when CONFIG_NET_MULTI
  20         is not set will be removed, and all references to CONFIG_NET_MULTI
  21         will be removed, effectively making it the only API.  This should
  22         provide ample time for out-of-tree users to adjust, and for tools on
  23         all architectures to be made to work with weak functions.
  24
  25 Who:    Ben Warren <biggerbadderben@gmail.com>
  26
  27 ---------------------------
  28
  29 What:   "autoscr" command
  30 When:   Release 2009-09
  31
  32 Why:    "autosrc" is an ugly and completely non-standard name.
  33         The "autoscr" command is deprecated and will be replaced by
  34
  35         the "source" command as used by other shells such as bash.
  36
  37         Starting with March 2009, both commands will be supported for
  38         a transition period of 6 months after which "autoscr" will be
  39         removed. During the transition period existing scripts and
  40         environment variable names remain untouched for maximum
  41         compatibiltiy; thse will be changed when support for the
  42         "autoscr" command get's finally dropped.
  43
  44 Who:    Peter Tyser <ptyser@xes-inc.com>
  45
  46 ---------------------------
  47
  48 What:   GPL cleanup
  49 When:   August 2009
  50 Why:    Over time, a couple of files have sneaked in into the U-Boot
  51         source code that are either missing a valid GPL license
  52         header or that carry a license that is incompatible with the
  53         GPL.
  54         Such files shall be removed from the U-Boot source tree.
  55         See http://www.denx.de/wiki/pub/U-Boot/TaskGplCleanup/u-boot-1.1.2-files
  56         for an old and probably incomplete list of such files.
  57
  58 Who:    Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de> and board maintainers