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32 .Nd deprecation notice functions
36 .Fn gone_in "int major" "const char *msg"
38 .Fn gone_in_dev "device_t dev" "int major" "const char *msg"
42 functions are used to provide a notice that the kernel is using a driver or
43 some other functionality that is deprecated, and will be removed in a future
46 The notice is sent to the kernel
48 log and will appear on the console.
51 argument specifies the major version of the
53 release that will remove the deprecated functionality.
57 the deprecation notice states
59 Deprecated code (to be removed in FreeBSD
63 In releases equal to and after
67 Obsolete code will be removed soon:
71 .Bd -literal -offset indent
75 /* Initializaiton code omitted. */
77 gone_in(14, "Giant-locked filesystem");
81 example_driver_attach(struct example_driver_softc *sc)
83 /* Attach code omitted. */
85 gone_in_dev(sc->dev, 14, "Giant-locked driver");
91 functions first appeared in