[PATCH RFC 1/5] kernel/reboot: Deprecate register_restart_handler()

[Andrew Davis]

There are now two ways to add a handler to the restart_handler_list.
Two ways to do the same thing is bad design, so let's unify on using
the new method register_sys_off_handler() everywhere.

Reasons:
 * The other register_*_handler functions take a callback, this old
   API takes a notifier_block, which makes it confusing with the
   register_*_notifier class of functions.
 * register_sys_off_handler (new API) is a more unified API allowing for
   registering several system off types.
 * The new API has more helpers built around it now, including devm and
   platform helpers.
 * The new API manages the struct notifier_block for us, simplifying using
   code.

Mark register_restart_handler() as deprecated to try to warn off new users
while we finish converting the remaining existing users.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Davis <afd at ti.com>
---
 include/linux/reboot.h | 8 ++++++--
 kernel/reboot.c        | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/reboot.h b/include/linux/reboot.h
index c4cc3b89ced1f..c5fff3157b191 100644
--- a/include/linux/reboot.h
+++ b/include/linux/reboot.h
@@ -46,8 +46,12 @@ extern int unregister_reboot_notifier(struct notifier_block *);
 
 extern int devm_register_reboot_notifier(struct device *, struct notifier_block *);
 
-extern int register_restart_handler(struct notifier_block *);
-extern int unregister_restart_handler(struct notifier_block *);
+/*
+ * This function is deprecated, use register_sys_off_handler(SYS_OFF_MODE_RESTART)
+ * or devm_register_restart_handler() instead.
+ */
+extern int __deprecated register_restart_handler(struct notifier_block *);
+extern int __deprecated unregister_restart_handler(struct notifier_block *);
 extern void do_kernel_restart(char *cmd);
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/reboot.c b/kernel/reboot.c
index 395a0ea3c7a8a..768ce97829f41 100644
--- a/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(restart_handler_list);
  *
  *	Currently always returns zero, as atomic_notifier_chain_register()
  *	always returns zero.
+ *
+ *	This function is deprecated, use register_sys_off_handler(SYS_OFF_MODE_RESTART)
+ *	or devm_register_restart_handler() instead.
  */
 int register_restart_handler(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
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