[PATCH v6 4/4] MIPS: Deprecate VPE Loader

From	Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	[PATCH v6 4/4] MIPS: Deprecate VPE Loader
Date	2017-03-23 17:40 +0100
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The MIPS remote processor driver (CONFIG_MIPS_REMOTEPROC) 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 v6: None
Changes in v5: None
Changes in v4: None
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 6cdc23da8761..dbec6893c6e7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2303,7 +2303,7 @@ config MIPSR2_TO_R6_EMULATOR
 	  final kernel image.
 
 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
@@ -2312,6 +2312,9 @@ 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_REMOTEPROC
+          instead of this.
+
 config MIPS_VPE_LOADER_CMP
 	bool
 	default "y"
-- 
2.7.4

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[PATCH v6 0/4] MIPS: Remote processor driver Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> - 2017-03-23 17:40 +0100
  [PATCH v6 3/4] remoteproc/MIPS: Add a remoteproc driver for MIPS Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> - 2017-03-23 17:40 +0100
  [PATCH v6 4/4] MIPS: Deprecate VPE Loader Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> - 2017-03-23 17:40 +0100

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