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authorJean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>2009-04-13 17:02:13 +0200
committerJean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>2009-04-13 17:02:13 +0200
commit3f307fb37a6dd65b7eabda9c6208a9bd161dc16e (patch)
treea097ee54792ecd396a5a87b1095f47c0895b8b8d
parentc454dee21d589476608957ca4f57feaabde62fab (diff)
downloadlinux-3f307fb37a6dd65b7eabda9c6208a9bd161dc16e.tar.gz
i2c-voodoo3: Deprecate in favor of tdfxfb
Support for I2C/DDC was recently added to the tdfxfb driver, which
means that the i2c-voodoo3 driver can be deprecated.

Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
Cc: Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@wp.pl>
-rw-r--r--Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt9
-rw-r--r--drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig6
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 7e2af10e8264..de491a3e2313 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -428,3 +428,12 @@ Why:	In 2.6.27, the semantics of /sys/bus/pci/slots was redefined to
 	After a reasonable transition period, we will remove the legacy
 	fakephp interface.
 Who:	Alex Chiang <achiang@hp.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What:	i2c-voodoo3 driver
+When:	October 2009
+Why:	Superseded by tdfxfb. I2C/DDC support used to live in a separate
+	driver but this caused driver conflicts.
+Who:	Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
+	Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@wp.pl>
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
index 94eae5c3cbc7..a48c8aee0218 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
@@ -604,12 +604,14 @@ comment "Graphics adapter I2C/DDC channel drivers"
 	depends on PCI
 
 config I2C_VOODOO3
-	tristate "Voodoo 3"
+	tristate "Voodoo 3 (DEPRECATED)"
 	depends on PCI
 	select I2C_ALGOBIT
 	help
 	  If you say yes to this option, support will be included for the
-	  Voodoo 3 I2C interface.
+	  Voodoo 3 I2C interface. This driver is deprecated and you should
+	  use the tdfxfb driver instead, which additionally provides
+	  framebuffer support.
 
 	  This driver can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
 	  will be called i2c-voodoo3.