The following commit has been merged in the linux branch: commit cdc321ff0af78e818c97d4787f62bf52bdf9db2a Author: Eric Paris eparis@redhat.com Date: Mon Jun 29 11:13:30 2009 -0400
inotify: deprecate the inotify kernel interface
In 2.6.33 there will be no users of the inotify interface. Mark it for removal as fsnotify is more generic and is easier to use.
Signed-off-by: Eric Paris eparis@redhat.com
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 04e6c81..bc693ff 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -418,6 +418,14 @@ When: 2.6.33 Why: Should be implemented in userspace, policy daemon. Who: Johannes Berg johannes@sipsolutions.net
+--------------------------- + +What: CONFIG_INOTIFY +When: 2.6.33 +Why: last user (audit) will be converted to the newer more generic + and more easily maintained fsnotify subsystem +Who: Eric Paris eparis@redhat.com + ----------------------------
What: lock_policy_rwsem_* and unlock_policy_rwsem_* will not be