linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] Remove Genesi Efika MX support

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Mon, 6 Aug 2012 10:06:58 +0800
From:	Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...aro.org>
To:	Matt Sealey <matt@...esi-usa.com>
CC:	Linux ARM Kernel Mailing List 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Remove Genesi Efika MX support

On Wed, Aug 01, 2012 at 12:49:27PM -0500, Matt Sealey wrote:
> In an effort to start afresh we are removing the "legacy" Efika MX support
> from the tree in this patch series so as to break ties with any non-device-tree
> code and minimize the possibility that there are two ways to build for our
> boards.
> 
> Patches to support the board again with FDT (along with a matching U-Boot)
> are not ready for submission, but that doesn't block *this* submission. The
> number of users of 3.5 kernels on Genesi platforms is generally thought of
> as zero and no significant work or support has been committed to the platform
> in a long time. In our opinion, all efforts by external developers wishing to
> run modern kernels on Genesi Efika MX boards should be directed at device tree
> support for the MX51 platforms.
> 
> Matt Sealey (4):
>   efikamx: remove support for Genesi Efika MX from the build
>   efikamx: remove Genesi Efika MX from the i.MX v6/v7 defconfig
>   efikamx: remove Genesi Efika MX platform files from the tree
>   efikamx: remove Efika MX-specific CHRGVBUS hack from the USB driver
> 
>  arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig  |    2 -
>  arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig             |   26 --
>  arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile            |    3 -
>  arch/arm/mach-imx/efika.h             |   10 -
>  arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx51_efikamx.c |  300 ----------------
>  arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx51_efikasb.c |  296 ---------------
>  arch/arm/mach-imx/mx51_efika.c        |  632 ---------------------------------
>  drivers/usb/host/ehci-mxc.c           |   20 --
>  8 files changed, 1289 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm/mach-imx/efika.h
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx51_efikamx.c
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx51_efikasb.c
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm/mach-imx/mx51_efika.c
> 
I set up a branch imx/rm-boards and queued the series there.  I expect
I will have some patches removing imx53 board files to be queued there
for 3.7 too.

-- 
Regards,
Shawn

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/