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From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
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Subject: [PATCH v2 15/19] ARM: mark RiscPC as deprecated
Date: Wed,  1 Jul 2026 23:23:49 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260701212353.2196041-16-arnd@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260701212353.2196041-1-arnd@kernel.org>

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>

This platform is the oldest still supported machine, dating back
to the original 1994 ARM610 version.  The only currently supported
configuration uses an ARMv4 StrongARM but still requires building
for ARMv3 because of the board design not supporting 16-bit
data access.

ARMv3 support has been removed in gcc-9, and the gcc-8 release
is already old but still supported for building the kernel.

The only set of machines that lacks support for 16-bit load/store
instructions (Alpha EV5 and older) was recently removed from
the kernel.

Since there is little hope of this being maintainable much
longer, plan to remove it in early 2027 while it is still expected
to mostly work.

Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
---
 arch/arm/mach-rpc/Kconfig | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rpc/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-rpc/Kconfig
index 55f6d829b677..60b3823b690c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rpc/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 config ARCH_RPC
-	bool "RiscPC"
+	bool "RiscPC (DEPRECATED)"
 	depends on ARCH_MULTI_V4 && !(ARCH_MULTI_V4T || ARCH_MULTI_V5)
 	depends on !(ARCH_FOOTBRIDGE || ARCH_SA1100 || ARCH_MOXART || ARCH_GEMINI)
 	depends on !CC_IS_CLANG && GCC_VERSION < 90100 && GCC_VERSION >= 60000
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ config ARCH_RPC
 	help
 	  On the Acorn Risc-PC, Linux can support the internal IDE disk and
 	  CD-ROM interface, serial and parallel port, and the floppy drive.
+
+	  Support for these machines will go away in 2027,
+	  unless there are any remaining users that speak up.
-- 
2.39.5



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-07-01 21:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-01 21:23 [PATCH v2 00/19] ARM: platform and feature deprecation Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 01/19] ARM: use CONFIG_AEABI by default everywhere Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 02/19] ARM: limit OABI support to StrongARM CPUs Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 03/19] ARM: rework ARM11 CPU selection logic Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 04/19] ARM: deprecate support for ARM1136r0 Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 22:11   ` Vladimir Zapolskiy
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 05/19] ARM: turn CONFIG_ATAGS off by default Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 22:22   ` Ethan Nelson-Moore
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 06/19] ARM: mark CPU_ENDIAN_BE8 as deprecated Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:57   ` Ethan Nelson-Moore
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 07/19] ARM: update DEPRECATED_PARAM_STRUCT removal timeline Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 08/19] ARM: s3c64xx: extend deprecation schedule Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 09/19] ARM: update FPE_NWFPE help text Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 10/19] ARM: mark IWMMXT as deprecated Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 11/19] ARM: mark ARCH_DOVE " Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 22:48   ` Ethan Nelson-Moore
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 12/19] ARM: PXA: mark remaining board files " Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 13/19] ARM: orion5x: mark all " Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 14/19] ARM: mark mach-sa1100 " Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 16/19] ARM: mark footbridge " Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 17/19] ARM: mark Cortex-M3/M4/M7 based boards " Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 22:12   ` Vladimir Zapolskiy
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 18/19] ARM: mark axxia platform " Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 22:41   ` Ethan Nelson-Moore
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 19/19] ARM: mark mv78xx0 support " Arnd Bergmann

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