X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ffeature-removal-schedule.txt;h=4ed30df707ecd8f32b1e62d60c98cf695378efd3;hb=ab74c2644c3827d9293eb82d0e819c99958c9314;hp=ce728612e393e6769362b1d5b1aa5aaace13137f;hpb=c97b6df1ae92679d67f94c1cfef51323782a506d;p=karo-tx-uboot.git diff --git a/doc/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/doc/feature-removal-schedule.txt index ce728612e3..4ed30df707 100644 --- a/doc/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/doc/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -7,36 +7,15 @@ file. --------------------------- -What: Remove CONFIG_CMD_MEMTEST from default list -When: Release v2013.07 +What: Remove unused CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_START/END +When: Release v2013.10 -Why: The "mtest" command is of little practical use (if any), and - experience has shown that a large number of board configu- - rations define useless or even dangerous start and end - addresses. If not even the board maintainers are able to - figure out which memory range can be reliably tested, how can - we expect such from the end users? As this problem comes up - repeatedly, we rather do not enable this command by default, - so only people who know what they are doing will be confronted - with it. +Why: As the 'mtest' command is no longer default, a number of platforms + have not opted to turn the command back on and thus provide unused + defines (which are likely to be propogated to new platforms from + copy/paste). Remove these defines when unused. -Who: Wolfgang Denk - ---------------------------- - -What: Remove CONFIG_SYS_ENABLE_PADS_ALL and CONFIG_SYS_CLOCKS_ENABLE_ALL -When: Release v2013.07 - -Why: When set these options enable "all" of the pads and clocks found - on OMAP4/5 platforms, so that the Linux Kernel does not have to. - It has been agreed that this goes against the U-Boot design - philosophy and since f3f98bb0 we have not enabled more than is - used in U-Boot. The kernel has been updating drivers to enable - rather than assume pads/clocks have been enabled already. Our - expectation is that by v2013.07 a suitable kernel shall exist that - does not need these options set for a reasonable I/O set to function. - -Who: Tom Rini and Sricharan R +Who: Tom Rini --------------------------- @@ -47,7 +26,7 @@ Why: We now have a PHY library, which allows everyone to share PHY drivers. All new drivers should use this infrastructure, and all old drivers should get converted to use it. -Who: Andy Fleming and driver maintainers +Who: Andy Fleming and driver maintainers ---------------------------