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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 803a9edb7cd7..21272e4b4a5c 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -185,6 +185,17 @@ Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> --------------------------- +What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(tasklist_lock) +When: August 2006 +Files: kernel/fork.c +Why: tasklist_lock protects the kernel internal task list. Modules have + no business looking at it, and all instances in drivers have been due + to use of too-lowlevel APIs. Having this symbol exported prevents + moving to more scalable locking schemes for the task list. +Who: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> + +--------------------------- + What: mount/umount uevents When: February 2007 Why: These events are not correct, and do not properly let userspace know |