bcm43xx: mark as obsolete and schedule for removal

Schedule bcm43xx for for removal in the 2.6.26 development window. Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]>
iegor · Jan 28, 2008 · 003faaa · 003faaa
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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -306,3 +306,12 @@ Why:	These drivers are superseded by i810fb, intelfb and savagefb.
 Who:	Jean Delvare <[email protected]>
 
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+
+What:	bcm43xx wireless network driver
+When:	2.6.26
+Files:	drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx
+Why:	This driver's functionality has been replaced by the
+	mac80211-based b43 and b43legacy drivers.
+Who:	John W. Linville <[email protected]>
+
+---------------------------
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ P:	Stefano Brivio
 M:	[email protected]
 L:	[email protected]
 W:	http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/
-S:	Maintained
+S:	Obsolete
 
 BEFS FILE SYSTEM
 P:	Sergey S. Kostyliov

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/Kconfig
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 config BCM43XX
-	tristate "Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support"
+	tristate "Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support (DEPRECATED)"
 	depends on PCI && IEEE80211 && IEEE80211_SOFTMAC && WLAN_80211 && EXPERIMENTAL
 	select WIRELESS_EXT
 	select FW_LOADER
 	select HW_RANDOM
 	---help---
-	  This is an experimental driver for the Broadcom 43xx wireless chip,
-	  found in the Apple Airport Extreme and various other devices.
+	  This is an experimental driver for the Broadcom 43xx wireless
+	  chip, found in the Apple Airport Extreme and various other
+	  devices.  This driver is deprecated and will be removed
+	  from the kernel in the near future.  It has been replaced
+	  by the b43 and b43legacy drivers.
 
 config BCM43XX_DEBUG
 	bool "Broadcom BCM43xx debugging (RECOMMENDED)"