linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/15] ARM: mark mach-sa1100 as deprecated

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdYQUiN8VNTgK7-9bnr40TiACT3MSScb5QF3mz4MawzXHQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2024 15:18:27 +0100
From: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>, Kristoffer Ericson <kristoffer.ericson@...il.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, 
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, 
	Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>, Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>, 
	Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>, Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>, 
	"Jeremy J. Peper" <jeremy@...emypeper.com>, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>, 
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, Ralph Siemsen <ralph.siemsen@...aro.org>, 
	Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>, Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>, 
	Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>, Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/15] ARM: mark mach-sa1100 as deprecated

On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 11:30 AM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org> wrote:

> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
>
> Most of the old StrongARM1100 machines were removed two years ago as part
> of a wider cleanup, the remaining four were left either because someone
> showed interest in converting them to devicetree, or because they were
> still supported by qemu and therefore useful to keep the platform alive.
>
> None of the devicetree conversion actually happened, and qemu has
> marked the platform as deprecated, so do the same in the kernel now.
>
> If anyone is still running one of these four machines and planning
> to keep updating their kernels, please speak up now so we can adapt
> the plans as needed.
>
> If nobody is found using StrongARM1100 any more, it can be removing
> during 2025, leaving 6.12-LTS as the last longterm support kernel
> for it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

I do have an HP Compaq iPAQ still running.

BUT. I know very well that me and anyone else who actually want
to keep running that platform better get our act together and convert
it to device tree if we want to continue using it. If others are up
for testing I can surely help out.

Kristoffer Ericson is still listed as MAINTAINER for the Journada
so including him in the mail thread.

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Yours,
Linus Walleij