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From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, soc@lists.linux.dev
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
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	Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com>,
	Vladimir Zapolskiy <vz@mleia.com>, Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 14/19] ARM: mark mach-sa1100 as deprecated
Date: Wed,  1 Jul 2026 23:23:48 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260701212353.2196041-15-arnd@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260701212353.2196041-1-arnd@kernel.org>

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>

Most of the old StrongARM1100 machines were removed two years ago as part
of a wider cleanup, the remaining four were left either because someone
showed interest in converting them to devicetree, or because they were
still supported by qemu and therefore useful to keep the platform alive.

None of the devicetree conversion actually happened, and qemu has
marked the platform as deprecated, so do the same in the kernel now.

If anyone is still running one of these four machines and planning
to keep updating their kernels, please speak up now so we can adapt
the plans as needed.

If nobody is found using StrongARM1100 any more, it can be removing
during 2027, leaving 6.12-LTS as the last longterm support kernel
for it.

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
Cc: Kristoffer Ericson <kristoffer.ericson@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
---
 arch/arm/mach-sa1100/Kconfig | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/Kconfig
index e23700e0d6c8..d50721e39641 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 menuconfig ARCH_SA1100
-	bool "SA11x0 Implementations"
+	bool "SA11x0 Implementations (DEPRECATED)"
 	depends on ARCH_MULTI_V4 && !(ARCH_MULTI_V4T || ARCH_MULTI_V5)
 	depends on !(ARCH_MOXART || ARCH_GEMINI)
 	depends on ATAGS
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ menuconfig ARCH_SA1100
 	help
 	  Support for StrongARM 11x0 based boards.
 
+	  Support for these machines will go away in 2027,
+	  unless there are any remaining users that speak up.
+
 if ARCH_SA1100
 
 config SA1100_ASSABET
-- 
2.39.5



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

Thread overview: 49+ 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
2026-07-02  7:42   ` Nicolas Ferre
2026-07-02  8:34     ` Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-02 12:57   ` Alexandre Belloni
2026-07-02 16:10   ` Aaro Koskinen
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 02/19] ARM: limit OABI support to StrongARM CPUs Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-02 13:36   ` Alexandre Belloni
2026-07-02 13:40     ` Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 03/19] ARM: rework ARM11 CPU selection logic Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-02 13:46   ` Alexandre Belloni
2026-07-02 13:49     ` Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-02 16:14   ` Aaro Koskinen
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 04/19] ARM: deprecate support for ARM1136r0 Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 22:11   ` Vladimir Zapolskiy
2026-07-02 16:59   ` Aaro Koskinen
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
2026-07-02  6:31     ` Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-02 17:00   ` Aaro Koskinen
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
2026-07-02  6:02     ` Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 07/19] ARM: update DEPRECATED_PARAM_STRUCT removal timeline Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-02  0:54   ` Ethan Nelson-Moore
2026-07-02  5:36     ` Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-02 12:04       ` Ralph Siemsen
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
2026-07-02 11:59   ` Ralph Siemsen
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
2026-07-02 13:50   ` Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 15/19] ARM: mark RiscPC " Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 16/19] ARM: mark footbridge " Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-02 13:08   ` Ralph Siemsen
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
2026-07-02  7:39   ` Nicolas Ferre
2026-07-02  8:43   ` Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-02 14:25   ` Frank Li
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 18/19] ARM: mark axxia platform " Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 22:41   ` Ethan Nelson-Moore
2026-07-02  5:57     ` Arnd Bergmann
2026-07-01 21:23 ` [PATCH v2 19/19] ARM: mark mv78xx0 support " Arnd Bergmann

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