Re: [PATCH] gpu: schedule gma500 stub driver for feature removal

From: Alex Deucher
Date: Tue May 22 2012 - 12:01:36 EST


On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Lee, Chun-Yi <joeyli.kernel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In v3.3, the gma500 drm driver moved from staging to drm group by
> Alan Cox's 3abcf41fb patch. the gma500 drm driver should control
> brightness well and don't need gma500 stub driver anymore.
>
> So, my plan is remove gma500 stub driver at Dec. 2012.


December 2013?

Alex

>
> Signed-off-by: Lee, Chun-Yi <jlee@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |   11 +++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> index a0ffac0..219d6f1 100644
> --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> @@ -524,3 +524,14 @@ Files:     arch/arm/mach-at91/at91cap9.c
>  Why:   The code is not actively maintained and platforms are now hard to find.
>  Who:   Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@xxxxxxxxx>
>        Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +----------------------------
> +
> +What:  Intel GMA500 Stub Driver
> +When:  December 2012
> +Why:   In v3.3, the gma500 drm driver moved from staging to drm group by
> +       Alan Cox's 3abcf41fb patch. the gma500 drm driver should control
> +       brightness well and don't need gma500 stub driver anymore.
> +
> +       So, my plan is remove gma500 stub driver at Dec. 2012.
> +Who:   Lee, Chun-Yi <jlee@xxxxxxxxxx>
> --
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>
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