From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from bombadil.infradead.org (bombadil.infradead.org [198.137.202.133]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 46434C433EF for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:06:18 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lists.infradead.org; s=bombadil.20210309; h=Sender:Content-Type: List-Subscribe:List-Help:List-Post:List-Archive:List-Unsubscribe:List-Id: MIME-Version:References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date: Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date :Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Owner; bh=5fTagxc/6r+HwHF7OZaafYmv0gMxyx/keYmq9SqSf+g=; b=m8gQ6AY2HwVmgS2LEWvR6Ane0e WE69crrl6BsCaxFBEkXRSKLINrWKmY2oWLLAZ6a6lpG4kcKVySrnHz0cARR5eXKhcWeKM6HujwcZ6 WwOys/NW1T28vBU6jdGAgw+wsne8mJLWx0s4ML31SUvu+GwTGtangKxnPNcB9WnWlI/eB/t0JFodE h/EPHMUjqV3UUNX23+GYlvwlrCmzbOs/ng6DlrTuR7JZMPHOqZwn1J2+RP/w3Zb1evtvXEsyFa8ja JRF7QhZeDfxrXGfc3xM+rv+IQzzGVH67MZwRuSj47t8JljOj4R4MyT9R8UhFNpUG3hDqOE7J8DWjZ G+yo7mSA==; Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=bombadil.infradead.org) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.94.2 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1oEqSy-003A1U-2R; Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:05:08 +0000 Received: from phobos.denx.de ([2a01:238:438b:c500:173d:9f52:ddab:ee01]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.94.2 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1oEqSt-0039wI-78 for linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:05:05 +0000 Received: from wsk (85-222-111-42.dynamic.chello.pl [85.222.111.42]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: lukma@denx.de) by phobos.denx.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B6ABD81877; Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:04:59 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=denx.de; s=phobos-20191101; t=1658487899; bh=F0/kwFAuq56VL6SM/krJOaWeQ+Ra43VzOS4aN+iRfWU=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=Aj78k5UAZEYWUxABNO6ir38SBOqXxaxtZFC/EIlCewri2kVNAb149eXP2m3rivXuI x3SqfExV41BmD+/4MYXsbSmOgfKHSrK7XC9nbfv9XkjhIeQbmolxvRZfdEKA2bOHbu EfDlzEu8pq4qOMoZvvy6UU/gWDsQIBuQIEsetV/9r1R+Z4yTj+akC8A+JWQ0NZyjAk AVXUoR+m6yX65OO/g4CyVwuSeUhz4ulXTpwvAZyUtD/v3VRGERaAQ/TiahFd/11bRT kRErS0WyG9Ffs27AtVgLIZNuYta/R5MCD4CijCHC8apwkN157DKaZyNnXlkf4RLban Hy7/CkSK1pHYg== Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:04:53 +0200 From: Lukasz Majewski To: Arnd Bergmann Cc: Linux ARM , Arnd Bergmann , Nikita Shubin , Alexander Sverdlin , Hartley Sweeten Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/13] ARM: ep93xx: mark most board files as unused Message-ID: <20220722130453.45714e00@wsk> In-Reply-To: References: <20220721141722.2414719-1-arnd@kernel.org> <20220721141722.2414719-7-arnd@kernel.org> <20220722100431.054ca479@wsk> Organization: denx.de X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.19.0 (GTK+ 2.24.33; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.103.6 at phobos.denx.de X-Virus-Status: Clean X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.8.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20220722_040503_683718_9F004DD3 X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 29.49 ) X-BeenThere: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1624971077333537056==" Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org --===============1624971077333537056== Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Sig_/D_=10lu5eXoW0dYbtSw5j/L"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha512 --Sig_/D_=10lu5eXoW0dYbtSw5j/L Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Arnd, > On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 10:04 AM Lukasz Majewski > wrote: > > > From: Arnd Bergmann > > > > > > Most of the remaining ARM board files in the kernel have no known > > > users, and we plan to remove those in early 2023. > > > > > > For ep93xx, Alexander Sverdlin still has access to the edb93xx > > > family of reference boards, while Nikita Shubin has a ts7250 and > > > is working on a device tree conversion for those. =20 > > > > I do know about one actively used TS7250 based board. It is going > > to be still used for some time. However, I don't have the HW with > > me, but may be available when the BSP will be refurbished. =20 >=20 > Ok, thanks for the information. It sounds like an increasing argument > for doing a DT conversion after all. How often does the BSP get a new > kernel?=20 Last time it was from 2.6.2X to 4.14 LTS ... > I think Nikita's DT conversion for ts7250 (see [1]) shouldn't > be too hard to port from 5.11 to 5.20+, as most of the patches just > introduce driver support. The multiplatform conversion in 5.19 > hopefully made things a bit easier but likely also requires a few > extra changes. I could easily get updated the customer's board to the DT if at least one ep93xx is in tree (as it is based on TS7250). However, I cannot predict when the new BSP (with new Kernel) will be required ....=20 >=20 > Arnd >=20 > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/20220704120749.7a742c2c@redslave= .neermore.group/ Best regards, Lukasz Majewski -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-59 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: lukma@denx.de --Sig_/D_=10lu5eXoW0dYbtSw5j/L Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCgAdFiEEgAyFJ+N6uu6+XupJAR8vZIA0zr0FAmLahFUACgkQAR8vZIA0 zr3C0QgAla74GtNsTSzjJZlIMpka3y9b/QXyIqMuFI82iNUzUV0cEkWyyKTRD/O6 Yc4Iwmho9gEfjFpK4esdyVzFNT99RZG04jYvHKj+RnMO8tfzkzex4flqEDjzKEX8 L+Qu2YzSo460r5LtXFi+1VzKQaEiTFmElzdOgl5X8zaOkyRSWshMMCxR227nK/vy qaGAaxLGA9GCpooroiAaCdVMMV6Fok8CQIAgnfpisilNFIIUfBEkcSK2UorebtYr gj5v/O3mnT26koLvTcV7QQURUk/wYpaLaprTdWQyCx56cSHedmu6HzWIc4Xh1Ss6 zpsq2hxFTnjoTwxJ9tKPKGRhe3/cLQ== =85Co -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/D_=10lu5eXoW0dYbtSw5j/L-- --===============1624971077333537056== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ linux-arm-kernel mailing list linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-arm-kernel --===============1624971077333537056==--