Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] powerpc: Remove support for ppc405/440 Xilinx platforms

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On Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:35:16 +0200,
Michael Ellerman wrote:
> 
> Michal Simek <michal.simek@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > On 01. 04. 20 4:07, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> >> Michal Simek <michal.simek@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> recently we wanted to update xilinx intc driver and we found that function
> >>> which we wanted to remove is still wired by ancient Xilinx PowerPC
> >>> platforms. Here is the thread about it.
> >>> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-next/48d3232d-0f1d-42ea-3109-f44bbabfa2e8@xxxxxxxxxx/
> >>>
> >>> I have been talking about it internally and there is no interest in these
> >>> platforms and it is also orphan for quite a long time. None is really
> >>> running/testing these platforms regularly that's why I think it makes sense
> >>> to remove them also with drivers which are specific to this platform.
> >>>
> >>> U-Boot support was removed in 2017 without anybody complain about it
> >>> https://github.com/Xilinx/u-boot-xlnx/commit/98f705c9cefdfdba62c069821bbba10273a0a8ed
> >>>
> >>> Based on current ppc/next.
> >>>
> >>> If anyone has any objection about it, please let me know.
> >> 
> >> Thanks for taking the time to find all this code and remove it.
> >> 
> >> I'm not going to take this series for v5.7, it was posted too close to
> >> the merge window, and doing so wouldn't give people much time to object,
> >> especially given people are distracted at the moment.
> >> 
> >> I'm happy to take it for v5.8, assuming there's no major objections.
> >
> > Sure. Just to let you know Christophe Leroy included this patch in his
> > series about ppc405 removal. It should be the same.
> >
> > If you don't want to take that alsa patch I can send it separately and
> > this patch can be taken from his series. I don't really mind but please
> > let me know what way you prefer.
> 
> It's better to keep it all together, so I'm happy take the alsa patch as
> well, it's already been acked.

Sure, please go ahead.


thanks,

Takashi
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