[PATCH] schedule obsolete OSS drivers for removal, 2nd round
This patch schedules obsolete OSS drivers (with ALSA drivers that support
the same hardware) for removal.
A rationale of the patch is in
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/11/186
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 87851ef..d1cd5f9 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@
---------------------------
+What: drivers depending on OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
+When: options in 2.6.20, code in 2.6.22
+Why: OSS drivers with ALSA replacements
+Who: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
+
+---------------------------
+
What: pci_module_init(driver)
When: January 2007
Why: Is replaced by pci_register_driver(pci_driver).
diff --git a/sound/oss/Kconfig b/sound/oss/Kconfig
index 1b7c3df..97e38b6 100644
--- a/sound/oss/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/oss/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@
#
# Prompt user for primary drivers.
+config OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
+ bool "Obsolete OSS drivers"
+ depends on SOUND_PRIME
+ help
+ This option enables support for obsolete OSS drivers that
+ are scheduled for removal in the near future since there
+ are ALSA drivers for the same hardware.
+
+ Please contact Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> if you had to
+ say Y here because your soundcard is not properly supported
+ by ALSA.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
config SOUND_BT878
tristate "BT878 audio dma"
depends on SOUND_PRIME && PCI
@@ -23,7 +37,7 @@
config SOUND_EMU10K1
tristate "Creative SBLive! (EMU10K1)"
- depends on SOUND_PRIME && PCI
+ depends on SOUND_PRIME && PCI && OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
---help---
Say Y or M if you have a PCI sound card using the EMU10K1 chipset,
such as the Creative SBLive!, SB PCI512 or Emu-APS.
@@ -49,7 +63,7 @@
config SOUND_FUSION
tristate "Crystal SoundFusion (CS4280/461x)"
- depends on SOUND_PRIME && PCI
+ depends on SOUND_PRIME && PCI && OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
help
This module drives the Crystal SoundFusion devices (CS4280/46xx
series) when wired as native sound drivers with AC97 codecs. If
@@ -440,7 +454,7 @@
config SOUND_AD1816
tristate "AD1816(A) based cards (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on EXPERIMENTAL && SOUND_OSS
+ depends on EXPERIMENTAL && SOUND_OSS && OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
help
Say M here if you have a sound card based on the Analog Devices
AD1816(A) chip.
@@ -450,21 +464,21 @@
config SOUND_AD1889
tristate "AD1889 based cards (AD1819 codec) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on EXPERIMENTAL && SOUND_OSS && PCI
+ depends on EXPERIMENTAL && SOUND_OSS && PCI && OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
help
Say M here if you have a sound card based on the Analog Devices
AD1889 chip.
config SOUND_ADLIB
tristate "Adlib Cards"
- depends on SOUND_OSS
+ depends on SOUND_OSS && OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
help
Includes ASB 64 4D. Information on programming AdLib cards is
available at <http://www.itsnet.com/home/ldragon/Specs/adlib.html>.
config SOUND_ACI_MIXER
tristate "ACI mixer (miroSOUND PCM1-pro/PCM12/PCM20)"
- depends on SOUND_OSS
+ depends on SOUND_OSS && OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
---help---
ACI (Audio Command Interface) is a protocol used to communicate with
the microcontroller on some sound cards produced by miro and
@@ -586,7 +600,7 @@
config SOUND_NM256
tristate "NM256AV/NM256ZX audio support"
- depends on SOUND_OSS
+ depends on SOUND_OSS && OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
help
Say M here to include audio support for the NeoMagic 256AV/256ZX
chipsets. These are the audio chipsets found in the Sony
@@ -706,7 +720,7 @@
config SOUND_OPL3SA2
tristate "Yamaha OPL3-SA2 and SA3 based PnP cards"
- depends on SOUND_OSS
+ depends on SOUND_OSS && OSS_OBSOLETE_DRIVER
help
Say Y or M if you have a card based on one of these Yamaha sound
chipsets or the "SAx", which is actually a SA3. Read