Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [rfc] 2.6.19-rc1-git5: consolidation of file backed fault handlers | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Date | Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:09:06 +0200 |
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> \ What: vm_ops.nopage > -When: October 2008, provided in-kernel callers have been converted > +When: October 2007, provided in-kernel callers have been converted > Why: This interface is replaced by vm_ops.fault, but it has been around > forever, is used by a lot of drivers, and doesn't cost much to > maintain.
but a year is a really long time; 6 months would be a lot more reasonable.. (it's not as if most external modules will switch until it's really gone.. more notice isn't really going to help that at all; at least make the kernel printk once on the first use of this so that they notice!)
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