usb/ub: deprecate & schedule for removal the "Low Performance USB Block" driver
Deprecate this driver. All devices which can be handled by this driver
can also be handled by the usb-storage driver.
Acked-By: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>
Cc: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@breakpoint.cc>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index a0ffac0..d5dc80f 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -524,3 +524,14 @@
Why: The code is not actively maintained and platforms are now hard to find.
Who: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@atmel.com>
Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com>
+
+----------------------------
+
+What: Low Performance USB Block driver ("CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UB")
+When: 3.6
+Why: This driver provides support for USB storage devices like "USB
+ sticks". As of now, it is deactivated in Debian, Fedora and
+ Ubuntu. All current users can switch over to usb-storage
+ (CONFIG_USB_STORAGE) which only drawback is the additional SCSI
+ stack.
+Who: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@breakpoint.cc>