netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC 01/20] ARM: dts: oxnas: remove obsolete device tree files

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Message-ID: <b207a77f-18ac-0da5-e95f-bd38fc1f0d11@linaro.org>
Date:   Sun, 2 Apr 2023 12:21:23 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
        soc@...nel.org, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>,
        Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 01/20] ARM: dts: oxnas: remove obsolete device tree
 files

On 31/03/2023 10:34, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> Due to lack of maintainance and stall of development for a few years now,
> and since no new features will ever be added upstream, remove support
> for OX810 and OX820 devices.

Lack of development and new features are not really a reasons for
platform removal. Platform can stay in decent shape for many years,
without new features.

Lack of maintenance could be a reason, but first we usually make
platform orphaned to give community a chance. The best reason is lack of
users and any relevance, but your commit msg does not focus on that.

Best regards,
Krzysztof