On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:50:19AM +0000, Bruce Richardson wrote: > On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:28:39AM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > 2017-02-14 09:58, Thomas Monjalon: > > > 2017-02-14 08:50, Mcnamara, John: > > > > The notification should probably be for removal in 17.08, to one > > > > release cycle to respond/fix/update. > > > > > > There were some previous messages/warnings and there were no answer. > > > I have asked a working free toolchain, I did not have it. > > > We have asked some questions about drivers support, no reply. > > > I have asked about removal, no reply. > > > I really do not see why we should keep it longer. > > > > Some public links: > > Recent warnings: http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-February/056981.html > > Recent patch from Jerin without any comment: http://dpdk.org/commit/dff9071 > > Bug in 16.04 without any comment: > > https://mail-archive.com/dev@dpdk.org/msg31596.html > > Work stopped in March, last year: > > https://mail-archive.com/dev@dpdk.org/msg43536.html > > No update for free toolchain: > > https://mail-archive.com/dev@dpdk.org/msg42651.html > > > > One year without any news is enough. > > Hope it convinces you. > > > > > > It would also be good to hear from EZChip/Mellanox on this. > > > > > > They are mute since a long time on this topic. > > > Olga, do you confirm? > > > > Regretfully, I must agree with Thomas on this. In the absense of a > response from someone to maintain this, it should be removed. > > Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richard...@intel.com>
Acked-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.ja...@caviumnetworks.com> >
