Le 20/02/2023 à 12:59, Paul Gortmaker a écrit : > [This RFC is proposed for v6.4 and hence is based off linux-next.] > > This series removes support for four e300 (MPC83xx) Freescale processor > family evaluation boards that were added to the kernel in the 2006 era. > > These boards were all of a very similar form factor, a largish PCI or PCI-X > card that could also be used standalone with an external power brick, and > all shared the Modular Development System (MDS) designation. > > These platforms were made in limited quantity and were generally designed > to get early silicon into the hands of OEMs who would later develop their > own boards/platforms. As such, availability was limited to those who would > be working on boards and/or BSP support. > > Many early revision MDS platforms used a mechanical clamping system to hold > the BGA CPU in place to facilitate CPU updates -- something not normally > possible for a soldered down BGA in a COTS system. > > The point of these details is to give context that reflects that these four > boards were made in limited quantities, were not in a form factor that is > really "hobbyist" friendly and hence make sense for removal 17 years later. > > Here, we remove the MPC8548E-MDS[1], the MPC8360E-MDS[2], the > MPC837xE-MDS[3], and the MPC832x-MDS[4] board support from the kernel. > > There will still exist several e300 Freescale Reference Design System (RDS) > boards[5] and mini-ITX boards[6] with support in the kernel. While these > were more of a COTS "ready to deploy" design more suited to hobbyists, it > probably makes sense to consider removing these as well, based on age.
Those boards are still being sold, see https://www.components-store.fr/product/NXP-Semiconductors-Freescale/MPC8323E-RDB.html they have 4600 pieces in stock. Christophe
