| From | Arnd Bergmann <> | Date | Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:00:55 +0100 | Subject | Re: Old platforms: bring out your dead |
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On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 3:22 PM Mark Salter <msalter@redhat.com> wrote: > > On Fri, 2021-01-08 at 23:55 +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > * c6x: Added in 2011, this has seen very few updates since, but > > Mark still Acks patches when they come. Like most other DSP platforms, > > the model of running Linux on a DSP appears to have been obsoleted > > by using Linux on ARM with on-chip DSP cores running bare-metal code. > > Hi Arnd, > > So this has been on my mind for a while now. I no longer have working hw > for c6x and TI hasn't been forthcoming with replacements. I'm totally fine > with removing it from mainline. In any case, I'm not really in a position > to go forward as maintainer.
Ok, let's remove it then. I'm happy to take patches through my asm-generic tree. If someone shows up later that does have an interest in the platform for future kernels, I'll drop the branch or revert it after it gets merged.
Arnd
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