Re: [PATCH 1/9] doc: remove support for AMD Solarflare SFN7xxx family boards

Thomas Monjalon
2026-02-02T17:06:44Z

02/02/2026 17:38, Ivan Malov:
> On Mon, 2 Feb 2026, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>
> > 02/02/2026 15:05, Ivan Malov:
> >> Hi Thomas,
> >>
> >> Apologies for being late with response.
> >
> > No worries.
> >
> >> On Mon, 2 Feb 2026, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> >>
> >>> 01/02/2026 21:17, Thomas Monjalon:
> >>>> 29/12/2025 22:35, Ivan Malov:
> >>>>> +* **Removed support for AMD Solarflare SFN7xxx family boards.**
> >>>>> +
> >>>>> + 7000 series adaptors are out of support in terms of hardware.
> >>>>
> >>>> Just to be clear, it is only a doc change?
> >>>> The code still works for this hardware?
> >>>
> >>> Please, may I have an answer?
> >>> I cannot merge into main that you remove something if it's only in doc.
> >>> It is blocking, I want a clearer message to merge please.
> >>
> >> The code is still functional. However, the situation is a bit more nuanced.
> >> In fact, the fix contained in the series is supposed to make the driver
> >> work properly on late Medford2 adapters, but for early devices, like
> >> SFN7xxx, this fix might cause issues with flow control. Hence the
> >> doc message. I think it serves some valid informative purpose.
> >>
> >> Thank you.
> >
> > OK, thank you.
> >
> > So instead of "Removed support", I would change to "Ended support".
> > Or do you prefer "Discontinued support"?
>
> Technically, the patch does 'remove' the corresponding lines from documentation,
> but if that sounds off, perhaps, 'Discontinued' is a better choice. Thank you.

True in the documentation context.
But in the release notes it sounds like code is removed.
I changed to "Discontinued" in the release notes while merging in main.
Thanks