From: Christoph Hellwig Announce that the kernel_thread export will be removed in half a year, after all it's users have been converted to the kthread_ API, which I plan to do over the next month. Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 11 +++++++++++ 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+) diff -puN Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt~deprecate-the-kernel_thread-export Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt --- devel/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt~deprecate-the-kernel_thread-export 2006-02-22 22:19:17.000000000 -0800 +++ devel-akpm/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt 2006-02-22 22:19:36.000000000 -0800 @@ -205,3 +205,14 @@ Why: The USB subsystem has changed a lot Who: Greg Kroah-Hartman --------------------------- + +--------------------------- + +What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread) +When: August 2006 +Files: arch/*/kernel/*_ksyms.c +Why: kernel_thread is a low-level implementation detail. Drivers should + use the API instead which shields them from + implementation details and provides a higherlevel interface that + prevents bugs and code duplication +Who: Christoph Hellwig _