ide-tape: schedule driver for removal after 6 months
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 4d3aa51..ba899ff 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -172,6 +172,16 @@
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+What: ide-tape driver
+When: July 2008
+Files: drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+Why: This driver might not have any users anymore and maintaining it for no
+ reason is an effort no one wants to make.
+Who: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>, Borislav Petkov
+ <petkovbb@googlemail.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
What: libata spindown skipping and warning
When: Dec 2008
Why: Some halt(8) implementations synchronize caches for and spin
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 0598ecf..43e0e05 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -3765,6 +3765,11 @@
g->fops = &idetape_block_ops;
ide_register_region(g);
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "It is possible that this driver does not have any"
+ " users anymore and, as a result, it will be REMOVED soon."
+ " Please notify Bart <bzolnier@gmail.com> or Boris"
+ " <petkovbb@gmail.com> in case you still need it.\n");
+
return 0;
out_free_tape: