linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] ARM: s3c: mark as deprecated and schedule removal after 2022

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Date:   Tue, 2 Nov 2021 16:00:04 +0100
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "moderated list:ARM/SAMSUNG EXYNOS ARM ARCHITECTURES" 
        <linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>, Kukjin Kim <kgene@...nel.org>,
        Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
        Sylwester Nawrocki <snawrocki@...nel.org>,
        Tomasz Figa <tomasz.figa@...il.com>,
        Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>,
        Inki Dae <inki.dae@...sung.com>, Cedric Roux <sed@...e.fr>,
        Sam Van Den Berge <sam.van.den.berge@...enet.be>,
        Lihua Yao <ylhuajnu@...look.com>,
        Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] ARM: s3c: mark as deprecated and schedule removal
 after 2022

On 02/11/2021 15:55, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> The ones that would help the most in removing are probably omap1,
>> pxa, and the strongarm-based platforms: those have a lot of special
>> cases in the code base. At least a year ago the maintainers wanted
>> to keep those around, but maybe the 2022 LTS kernel is a better
>> time for planned EOL.

Yes, either we retire the platform with LTS kernel or we should wait few
releases. Otherwise if we remove the platform on LTS+1, the LTS
effectively won't get any updates specific for that platform.

Best regards,
Krzysztof