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| From | Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.kernel |
| Subject | [PATCH v3 4/4] MIPS: Deprecate VPE Loader |
| Date | 2016-10-11 15:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <sr5Bo-7kD-43@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <sr5Bo-7kD-23@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
The MIPS remote processor driver (CONFIG_MIPS_RPROC) provides a more standard mechanism for using one or more VPs as coprocessors running separate firmware. Here we deprecate this mechanism before it is removed. Signed-off-by: Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> --- Changes in v3: None Changes in v2: None arch/mips/Kconfig | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig index fd2468e71e63..3e767c373c7b 100644 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig @@ -2264,7 +2264,7 @@ comment "MIPS R2-to-R6 emulator is only available for UP kernels" depends on SMP && CPU_MIPSR6 config MIPS_VPE_LOADER - bool "VPE loader support." + bool "VPE loader support (DEPRECATED)" depends on SYS_SUPPORTS_MULTITHREADING && MODULES select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_VI select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_EI @@ -2273,6 +2273,9 @@ config MIPS_VPE_LOADER Includes a loader for loading an elf relocatable object onto another VPE and running it. + Unless you have a specific need, you should use CONFIG_MIPS_RPROC + instead of this. + config MIPS_VPE_LOADER_CMP bool default "y" -- 2.7.4
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[PATCH v3 0/4] MIPS: Remote processor driver Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> - 2016-10-11 15:50 +0200
[PATCH v3 4/4] MIPS: Deprecate VPE Loader Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> - 2016-10-11 15:50 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] MIPS: Deprecate VPE Loader Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de> - 2016-10-12 13:20 +0200
[PATCH v3 1/4] irqchip: mips-gic: Add context saving for MIPS_REMOTEPROC Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> - 2016-10-11 15:50 +0200
[PATCH v3 2/4] MIPS: CPS: Add VP(E) stealing Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> - 2016-10-11 15:50 +0200
[PATCH v3 3/4] remoteproc/MIPS: Add a remoteproc driver for MIPS Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> - 2016-10-11 15:50 +0200
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