linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/15] ARM: orion5x: mark all board files as deprecated

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Message-ID: <11006329-8f7c-4c8d-8754-cd1a068490e2@lunn.ch>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2024 16:48:58 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>,
	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>,
	Kristoffer Ericson <kristoffer.ericson@...il.com>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.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 12/15] ARM: orion5x: mark all board files as deprecated

On Wed, Dec 04, 2024 at 11:29:01AM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
61;7801;1c> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> 
> Conversion of the old orion5x board files to devicetree has
> stalled over the past few years, so it seems better to remove
> the remaining ones in order to allow  cleaning up the device
> drivers.
> 
> Debian has previously removed the orion/kirkwood kernel
> binary from the armel distro, but building custom kernels
> from the Debian source code should keep working, so
> removing the board files after the 6.12 release ensures
> that this remains possible for the Debian Trixie release,
> assuming this will use the 6.12 LTS kernel.
> 
> Jeremy Peper still plans to convert the Terastation 2 Pro
> to devicetree in the future, but that can be done even
> after it is removed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew