Schedule removal of non-CONFIG_NET_MULTI net driver API

This will make CONFIG_NET_MULTI the only net driver configuration and we'll be able to remove this option. Signed-off-by: Ben Warren <biggerbadderben@gmail.com>

Schedule removal of non-CONFIG_NET_MULTI net driver API
This will make CONFIG_NET_MULTI the only net driver configuration and we'll be able to remove this option. Signed-off-by: Ben Warren <biggerbadderben@gmail.com>
Ben Warren · Wolfgang Denk
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doc/feature-removal-schedule.txt
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+What:	CONFIG_NET_MULTI option
+When:	Release 2009-11
+
+Why:	U-boot currently implements two network driver APIs.  New drivers with
+	the older-style implementation have not been accepted for a while, and
+	this parallel system makes the code confusing and hard to augment.
+
+	All existing in-tree boards will be converted to use CONFIG_NET_MULTI
+	over the span of two releases (2009-07 and 2009-09).
+	In the 2009-11 release, all code that is compiled when CONFIG_NET_MULTI
+	is not set will be removed, and all references to CONFIG_NET_MULTI
+	will be removed, effectively making it the only API.  This should
+	provide ample time for out-of-tree users to adjust, and for tools on
+	all architectures to be made to work with weak functions.
+
+Who:	Ben Warren <biggerbadderben@gmail.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
 What:	"autoscr" command
 When:	Release 2009-09
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7	7
8	8	---------------------------
9	9
	10	+What: CONFIG_NET_MULTI option
	11	+When: Release 2009-11
	12	+
	13	+Why: U-boot currently implements two network driver APIs. New drivers with
	14	+ the older-style implementation have not been accepted for a while, and
	15	+ this parallel system makes the code confusing and hard to augment.
	16	+
	17	+ All existing in-tree boards will be converted to use CONFIG_NET_MULTI
	18	+ over the span of two releases (2009-07 and 2009-09).
	19	+ In the 2009-11 release, all code that is compiled when CONFIG_NET_MULTI
	20	+ is not set will be removed, and all references to CONFIG_NET_MULTI
	21	+ will be removed, effectively making it the only API. This should
	22	+ provide ample time for out-of-tree users to adjust, and for tools on
	23	+ all architectures to be made to work with weak functions.
	24	+
	25	+Who: Ben Warren <biggerbadderben@gmail.com>
	26	+
	27	+---------------------------
	28	+
10	29	What: "autoscr" command
11	30	When: Release 2009-09
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