Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] deprecate unneeded build options/support

[Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>]

On Wed, Nov 04, 2026 at 08:15:03PM +0000, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> Having unnecessary build options just makes things confusing for
> the user, and expands the set of potential builds. This set
> deprecates 3 build options, including deprecating all HPET support,
> and marks them for future removal.
> 
> ---
> v2: rather than always building HPET to remove the option, deprecate
>     all HPET support, which will also allow option removal in future.
> 
> Bruce Richardson (3):
>   build: deprecate kernel dir option
>   build: deprecate standalone tests option
>   build: deprecate HPET support
> 
>  app/meson.build                      |  6 +-----
>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst | 32 ----------------------------
>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst    |  3 ---
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 11 ++++++++++
>  meson_options.txt                    |  6 +++---
>  5 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
> 
Ping for acks to get these deprecation notices into 26.11 release.

Thanks,
/Bruce