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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>,
	Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@iki.fi>,
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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 07/19] ARM: update DEPRECATED_PARAM_STRUCT removal timeline
Date: Wed,  1 Jul 2026 23:23:41 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260701212353.2196041-8-arnd@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260701212353.2196041-1-arnd@kernel.org>

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>

This configuration option is for the older boot method that preceeded
ATAGS. This was scheduled for removal back in 2001, but the removal
never happened, presumably because nobody cared enough to actually do it,
not because there are any users left.

Add "(DEPRECATED)' to the Kconfig line and update the timeline so we can
remove it next year along with the other options that are not scheduled
for that timeframe.

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
---
 arch/arm/Kconfig | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 0033d861e378..48937e70d55a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1401,11 +1401,11 @@ config ATAGS
 	  it is either converted to DT or removed.
 
 config DEPRECATED_PARAM_STRUCT
-	bool "Provide old way to pass kernel parameters"
+	bool "Provide old way to pass kernel parameters (DEPRECATED)"
 	depends on ATAGS
 	help
 	  This was deprecated in 2001 and announced to live on for 5 years.
-	  Some old boot loaders still use this way.
+	  It is now scheduled for removal in early 2027.
 
 # Compressed boot loader in ROM.  Yes, we really want to ask about
 # TEXT and BSS so we preserve their values in the config files.
-- 
2.39.5


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-07-01 21:25 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 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2026-07-02  0:54   ` [PATCH v2 07/19] ARM: update DEPRECATED_PARAM_STRUCT removal timeline 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 ` [PATCH v2 14/19] ARM: mark mach-sa1100 " Arnd Bergmann
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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