Re: [2.6 patch] remove the obsolete raw driver

Adrian Bunk <[email protected]> said:
> Since kernel 2.6.3 the Kconfig text explicitely stated this driver was 
> obsolete.
> 
> It seems to be time to remove it.

[...]

> -          The raw driver is deprecated and may be removed from 2.7
> -          kernels.  Applications should simply open the device (eg /dev/hda1)
> -          with the O_DIRECT flag.

To me, this sounds like a promise to keep it around for 2.6 at least...
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