[PATCH 06/13] ARM: ep93xx: mark most board files as unused

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 10:08 AM Nikita Shubin
<nikita.shubin at maquefel.me> wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:16:20 +0200 Arnd Bergmann <arnd at kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> > This still gives us the choice between two approaches that let us
> > retire the ep93xx board files in 2024:
> >
> > a) do the DT conversion over the next 18 months (hopefully
> >     quicker) and let you update to that when the 4.14 release
> >     ends, with the option of further updates later.
> >
> > b) do nothing until the LTS release in late 2023 and retire
> >    all of ep93xx in early 2024, leaving users with LTS  kernel
> >    fixes until at least 2027 (depending on how long this release
> >    gets maintained).
> >
> > If everyone is fine with the limitations of b), that is obviously
> > the easier path, otherwise a) should not be that hard either.
>
> I feel a bit nostalgic about ts7250, as it was my very first "embedded"
> Linux board, so i think it needs a proper retirement.
>
> So let me finish the full conversion on the top of 5.20+ and then we can
> think if it's suitable for plan "a". It won't take long, as i have a
> bootable BSP on branch [2].

That is perfect, thanks a lot!

       Arnd