From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753123AbcITNTr (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Sep 2016 09:19:47 -0400 Received: from eddie.linux-mips.org ([148.251.95.138]:42308 "EHLO cvs.linux-mips.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751257AbcITNTm (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Sep 2016 09:19:42 -0400 Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:19:35 +0200 From: Ralf Baechle To: Matt Redfearn Cc: Bjorn Andersson , Ohad Ben-Cohen , Thomas Gleixner , linux-mips@linux-mips.org, linux-remoteproc@vger.kernel.org, lisa.parratt@imgtec.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] MIPS: Deprecate VPE Loader Message-ID: <20160920131934.GE14137@linux-mips.org> References: <1474361249-31064-1-git-send-email-matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> <1474361249-31064-7-git-send-email-matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1474361249-31064-7-git-send-email-matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.7.0 (2016-08-17) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 09:47:29AM +0100, Matt Redfearn wrote: > The MIPS remote processor driver (CONFIG_MIPS_RPROC) provides a more > standard mechanism for using one or more VPs as coprocessors running > separate firmware. > > Here we deprecate this mechanism before it is removed. The world will be a better place once this is removed. I receive the occasional minor cleanup or robopatch (coccinelle or similar) for the VPE loader but I have no indication this is actually being used by anybody, so is thee any reason why not to delete it right away? Ralf