linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 16/19] eukrea-cpuimx51: remove board

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Message-ID: <20111215035854.GA24039@avalanche>
Date:	Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:28:54 +0530
From:	Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...onical.com>
To:	Eric Bénard <eric@...rea.com>
Cc:	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Sascha Hauer <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 16/19] eukrea-cpuimx51: remove board

On 11 Dec 13, Eric Bénard wrote:
> Hi Sascha,
> 
> Le 13/12/2011 11:05, Sascha Hauer a écrit :
> >On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 07:31:48AM +0100, Eric Bénard wrote:
> >>this board is not maintained anymore and is replaced by cpuimx51sd
> >
> >I'm happy to remove this code, but aren't there any users of this board?
> >
> not any that would need a kernel upgrade considering the Freescale
> proprietary drivers used on it :-(
> Thanks,
> Eric

Just for posterity, could you list the drivers that make an upgrade
impossible?

IMHO, if these boards were sold commercially we should maintain support if
there is a chance that we will get open drivers in the future.

OTOH, if you can tell who each of these boards to, it is probably a good
target for removal. :)

/Amit

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