| Message ID | 20240507123332.641708-1-clg@redhat.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [v2] ppc: Deprecate 'ref405ep' machine and 405 CPUs | expand |
On Tue May 7, 2024 at 10:33 PM AEST, Cédric Le Goater wrote: > The 'ref405ep' machine and PPC 405 CPU have no known users, firmware > images are not available, OpenWRT dropped support in 2019, U-Boot in > 2017, Linux also is dropping support in 2024. It is time to let go of > this ancient hardware and focus on newer CPUs and platforms. > > Signed-off-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@redhat.com> Acked-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> > --- > v2: fixed header line > > docs/about/deprecated.rst | 8 ++++++++ > hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c | 1 + > 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > index 03f8b1b655e071432ecd9decf61e194821d06928..e22acb17f296362509a3e143ba61bafd210a6c91 100644 > --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst > +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > @@ -258,6 +258,14 @@ dropping the ``cheetah`` OMAP1 board, because we don't have any > test images for it and don't know of anybody who does; the ``sx1`` > and ``sx1-v1`` OMAP1 machines remain supported for now. > > +PPC 405 ``ref405ep`` machine (since 9.1) > +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > + > +The ``ref405ep`` machine and PPC 405 CPU have no known users, firmware > +images are not available, OpenWRT dropped support in 2019, U-Boot in > +2017, Linux also is dropping support in 2024. It is time to let go of > +this ancient hardware and focus on newer CPUs and platforms. > + > Backend options > --------------- > > diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c > index 4092ebc1ab59de14b66ebad2be7eb019faf45db1..c44e7ed162fae5ec884ba4e458138f84430a8460 100644 > --- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c > +++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c > @@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ static void ppc405_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data) > mc->init = ppc405_init; > mc->default_ram_size = 128 * MiB; > mc->default_ram_id = "ppc405.ram"; > + mc->deprecation_reason = "machine is old and unmaintained"; > } > > static const TypeInfo ppc405_machine_type = {
On 7/5/24 14:33, Cédric Le Goater wrote: > The 'ref405ep' machine and PPC 405 CPU have no known users, firmware > images are not available, OpenWRT dropped support in 2019, U-Boot in > 2017, Linux also is dropping support in 2024. It is time to let go of > this ancient hardware and focus on newer CPUs and platforms. > > Signed-off-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@redhat.com> > --- > v2: fixed header line > > docs/about/deprecated.rst | 8 ++++++++ > hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c | 1 + > 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+) Thanks, patch queued to hw-misc tree.
diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst index 03f8b1b655e071432ecd9decf61e194821d06928..e22acb17f296362509a3e143ba61bafd210a6c91 100644 --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst @@ -258,6 +258,14 @@ dropping the ``cheetah`` OMAP1 board, because we don't have any test images for it and don't know of anybody who does; the ``sx1`` and ``sx1-v1`` OMAP1 machines remain supported for now. +PPC 405 ``ref405ep`` machine (since 9.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +The ``ref405ep`` machine and PPC 405 CPU have no known users, firmware +images are not available, OpenWRT dropped support in 2019, U-Boot in +2017, Linux also is dropping support in 2024. It is time to let go of +this ancient hardware and focus on newer CPUs and platforms. + Backend options --------------- diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c index 4092ebc1ab59de14b66ebad2be7eb019faf45db1..c44e7ed162fae5ec884ba4e458138f84430a8460 100644 --- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c +++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c @@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ static void ppc405_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data) mc->init = ppc405_init; mc->default_ram_size = 128 * MiB; mc->default_ram_id = "ppc405.ram"; + mc->deprecation_reason = "machine is old and unmaintained"; } static const TypeInfo ppc405_machine_type = {
The 'ref405ep' machine and PPC 405 CPU have no known users, firmware images are not available, OpenWRT dropped support in 2019, U-Boot in 2017, Linux also is dropping support in 2024. It is time to let go of this ancient hardware and focus on newer CPUs and platforms. Signed-off-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@redhat.com> --- v2: fixed header line docs/about/deprecated.rst | 8 ++++++++ hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c | 1 + 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)