[PATCH 1/1] riscv: default to CONFIG_RISCV_SBI_V01=n

Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt at canonical.com
Thu Dec 16 06:17:25 PST 2021


On 12/16/21 14:49, Jessica Clarke wrote:
> On 16 Dec 2021, at 12:35, Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schuchardt at canonical.com> wrote:
>>
>> The SBI 0.1 specification is obsolete. The current version is 0.3.
>> Hence we should not rely by default on SBI 0.1 being implemented.
> 
> It’s what BBL implements, and some people are still using it,
> especially given early hardware shipped before OpenSBI grew in
> popularity.
> 
> Jess
> 

Do you mean BBL is not developed anymore?

Some people may still be using a 0.1 SBI. But that minority stuck on an 
outdated software stack does not justify defaulting to deprecated 
settings in future Linux releases.

Best regards

Heinrich



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