Around Mon 27 Mar 2017 15:26:04 +0200 or thereabout, Boris Brezillon wrote: > On Wed, 1 Mar 2017 21:44:26 +0100 Hans-Christian Noren Egtvedt > <egtv...@samfundet.no> wrote: >> The AVR32 architecture is not keeping up with the development of the kernel, >> and since it shares so much of the drivers with Atmel ARM SoC, it is starting >> to hinder these drivers to develop swiftly. >> >> Also, all AVR32 AP7 SoC processors are end of lifed from Atmel (now >> Microchip). >> >> Finally, the GCC toolchain is stuck at version 4.2.x, and has not received >> any patches since the last release from Atmel; >> 4.2.4-atmel.1.1.3.avr32linux.1. When building kernel v4.10, this toolchain is >> no longer able to properly link the network stack. >> >> Haavard and I have came to the conclusion that we feel keeping AVR32 on life >> support offers more obstacles for Atmel ARMs, than it gives joy to AVR32 >> users. I also suspect there are very few AVR32 users left today, if anybody >> at all. >> >> I have prepared three patches in my for-linus branch in git tree >> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/egtvedt/linux-avr32.git >> >> Shortlog below, patches not inlined as they are quite large IMHO. >> >> I will send a formal pull request to Linus unless anybody objects loudly. > > Is this still planned for 4.12?
Yes, I have received no objections, only feedback to bits and pieces in generic areas that can be removed in addition to my initial patch. -- mvh Hans-Christian Noren Egtvedt
