linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH CFT] ARM:S5P64X0: Enable ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT and AUTO

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Date:	Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:33:46 +0530
From:	Panchaxari Prasannamurthy Tumkur 
	<panchaxari.prasannamurthy@...aro.org>
To:	Tomasz Figa <tomasz.figa@...il.com>
Cc:	Kgene Kim <kgene.kim@...sung.com>,
	Patch Tracking <patches@...aro.org>,
	linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org,
	Sylwester Nawrocki <s.nawrocki@...sung.com>,
	Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH CFT] ARM:S5P64X0: Enable ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT and
 AUTO_ZRELADDR by default

Hi Tomasz

> Could you explain the purpose of this change on S5P64x0?
>
> This is actually quite a poor platform choice. As of today, the kernel
> is stuck with supporting just SMDK6440/6450 boards, which are proprietary
> development boards and it doesn't look like any further boards will show
> up in future. Kukjin has actually proposed removing support for this
> platform at all and I consider this reasonable.
>
> Kukjin, should we proceed with removal?

The purpose of this patch is with the greater intent of consolidating
ARM-32 kernel. Which means a generic kernel for ARM-32 processors.

Hence these platform supported configs are introduced as default for
that particular platform.

I hope i answered your question. Else please mail me with further queries.

thanks
Panchaxari
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