[SHAPER]: Mark for removal.
authorStephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:44:25 +0000 (11:44 -0700)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net>
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:48:31 +0000 (16:48 -0700)
This driver has been marked obsolete for a long time and
is superseded by traffic schedulers.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt

index 00928d2ecfb229506b574271efdcb59dd105f02a..64831def40abe9b17043af9726762b7c2de3e251 100644 (file)
@@ -306,3 +306,12 @@ Why:    In kernel tree version of driver is unmaintained. Sk98lin driver
 Who:    Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
 
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+
+What:  shaper network driver
+When:  January 2008
+Files: drivers/net/shaper.c, include/linux/if_shaper.h
+Why:   This driver has been marked obsolete for many years.
+       It was only designed to work on lower speed links and has design
+       flaws that lead to machine crashes. The qdisc infrastructure in
+       2.4 or later kernels, provides richer features and is more robust.
+Who:   Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>