here's a slightly revised wording, if that makes it clearer:
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index f977086..d5ab6ec 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ config EXPERIMENTAL
<file:Documentation/BUG-HUNTING>, and
<file:Documentation/oops-tracing.txt> in the kernel source).
- This option will also make obsoleted drivers available. These are
- drivers that have been replaced by something else, and/or are
- scheduled to be removed in a future kernel release.
+ At the moment, this option also makes obsolete drivers available,
+ but such drivers really should be removed from the EXPERIMENTAL
+ category and added to either DEPRECATED or OBSOLETE, depending
+ on their status.
Unless you intend to help test and develop a feature or driver that
falls into this category, or you have a situation that requires
@@ -40,6 +41,29 @@ config EXPERIMENTAL
you say Y here, you will be offered the choice of using features or
drivers that are currently considered to be in the alpha-test phase.
+config DEPRECATED
+ bool "Prompt for deprecated code/drivers"
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ Code that has been tagged as "deprecated" generally still works and
+ is probably still supported, but there is already a newer and better
+ alternative available and you should seriously consider switching to
+ that newer alternative.
+
+ Code that is marked as deprecated for quite some time also has a
+ tendency to eventually become "obsolete," at which point it will
+ probably be removed entirely from the kernel.
+
+config OBSOLETE
+ bool "Prompt for obsolete code/drivers"
+ default n
+ ---help---
+ Code that has been tagged as "obsolete" is no longer officially
+ supported and shouldn't play a part in any normal build. Obsolete
+ code might already be scheduled for removal as well, so you might
+ want to check the file Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt for
+ any proposed removal dates.
+
config BROKEN
bool
--
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Robert P. J. Day
Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry
Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
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