proc_net_create() stands on the way of shrinking the number of
interfaces one can use for /proc files, namely, it uses ->get_info
hook which will be converted, deprecated and deleted on its own
schedule.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---

 Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    9 +++++++++
 include/linux/proc_fs.h                    |    8 ++++++--
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ Who:       Christoph Hellwig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 
 ---------------------------
 
+What:  proc_net_create()
+When:  2.6.25
+Why:   proc_net_create() stands on the way of shrinking the number of
+       interfaces one can use for /proc files, namely, it uses ->get_info
+       hook which will be deleted later.
+Who:   Alexey Dobriyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
+
+---------------------------
+
 What:  CONFIG_FORCED_INLINING
 When:  June 2006
 Why:   Config option is there to see if gcc is good enough. (in january
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static inline struct proc_dir_entry 
*create_proc_info_entry(const char *name,
        return res;
 }
 
-extern struct proc_dir_entry *proc_net_create(struct net *net,
+extern __deprecated struct proc_dir_entry *proc_net_create(struct net *net,
        const char *name, mode_t mode, get_info_t *get_info);
 extern struct proc_dir_entry *proc_net_fops_create(struct net *net,
        const char *name, mode_t mode, const struct file_operations *fops);
@@ -208,7 +208,11 @@ extern void proc_net_remove(struct net *net, const char 
*name);
 #define proc_bus NULL
 
 #define proc_net_fops_create(net, name, mode, fops)  ({ (void)(mode), NULL; })
-#define proc_net_create(net, name, mode, info) ({ (void)(mode), NULL; })
+static inline __deprecated struct proc_dir_entry *proc_net_create(
+       struct net *net, const char *name, mode_t mode, get_info_t *get_info)
+{
+       return NULL;
+}
 static inline void proc_net_remove(struct net *net, const char *name) {}
 
 static inline void proc_flush_task(struct task_struct *task)

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