Obsoleting support for old hardware

This proposal has been accepted as a session.

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Accepted Session
60 Minute BoF
Scheduled: Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 5:30 – 6:30pm in Room 2

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Notes for this session:
http://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/2014/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/LPC2014_BOF_Obsoleting_support_for_old_hardware.txt

Certain hardware has not been available and probably not used for years. Finding hardware for testing when enhancing the code to use new APIs is becoming harder and harder.

Abstract

  • Certain hardware has not been available and probably not used for years. Finding hardware for testing when enhancing the code to use new APIs is becoming harder and harder.
  • Define a long term plan/process for how to obsolete drivers:
    • Should we introduce a drivers/retirement tree and move drivers there slowly?
    • How to mark infrastructure obsolete?
    • How to deal with obsoleting userland APIs?
    • How to get rid of the infamous obsolete wireless extensions?

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