DAMON debugfs interface was the only user interface of DAMON at the beginning[1]. However, it turned out the interface would be not good enough for long-term flexibility and stability.
In Feb 2022[2], we therefore introduced DAMON sysfs interface as an alternative user interface that aims long-term flexibility and stability. With its introduction, DAMON debugfs interface has announced to be deprecated in near future.
In Feb 2023[3], we announced the official deprecation of DAMON debugfs interface. In Jan 2024[4], we further made the deprecation difficult to be ignored.
In Oct 2024[5], we posted an RFC version of this patch series as the last notice.
And as of this writing, no problem or concerns about the removal plan have reported. Apparently users are already moved to the alternative, or made good plans for the change.
Remove the DAMON debugfs interface code from the tree. Given the past timeline and the absence of reported problems or concerns, it is safe enough to be done.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/20210716081449.22187-1-sj38.park@gmail.com [2] https://lore.kernel.org/20220228081314.5770-1-sj@kernel.org [3] https://lore.kernel.org/20230209192009.7885-1-sj@kernel.org [4] https://lore.kernel.org/20240130013549.89538-1-sj@kernel.org [5] https://lore.kernel.org/20241015175412.60563-1-sj@kernel.org
Revision History ----------------
Changes from v1 (https://lore.kernel.org/20250101213527.74203-1-sj@kernel.org) - Remove debugfs usage section and references from translations (https://lore.kernel.org/20250106183944.103569-1-sj@kernel.org)
Changes from RFC (https://lore.kernel.org/20241015175412.60563-1-sj@kernel.org) - Rebased on latest mm-unstable - Update and wordsmith commit messages
SeongJae Park (8): Docs/translations/*/admin-guide/mm/damon/usage: remove DAMON debugfs interface documentation Docs/admin-guide/mm/damon/usage: remove DAMON debugfs interface documentation Docs/mm/damon/design: update for removal of DAMON debugfs interface selftests/damon/config: remove configs for DAMON debugfs interface selftests selftests/damon: remove tests for DAMON debugfs interface kunit: configs: remove configs for DAMON debugfs interface tests mm/damon: remove DAMON debugfs interface kunit tests mm/damon: remove DAMON debugfs interface
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