Re: [RFC} arm architecture board/feature deprecation timeline

2024-08-02 Thread Linus Walleij
On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 5:12 PM Arnd Bergmann wrote: > Right, for us this is clearly only done for legacy user > binaries. It is still possible to run an OABI Debian-5.0 > or older rootfs with a new kernel, but there are not a lot > of reasons to do so, other than ARMv4 (StrongARM) > hardware. The

Re: Throttling RPi4 CPU to Avoid Overheating

2024-08-02 Thread MPJ Grégoire
Hello again, I believe I have a solution. First I installed temp-throttle.sh from http://seperohacker.blogspot.com/2012/10/linux-keep-your-cpu-cool-with-frequency.html?m=1 . Thermal shutdowns became rarer, but to eliminate them completely, I also bought an aluminum case. Sincerely, -- Marc Gr

Re: [RFC} arm architecture board/feature deprecation timeline

2024-08-02 Thread Arnd Bergmann
On Thu, Aug 1, 2024, at 16:15, Richard Earnshaw wrote: > On 31/07/2024 18:29, Arnd Bergmann wrote: >> This is used for both StrongARM and FA526 CPUs, which are still >> used on a small number of boards. Even the newest chips (moxa >> art, ) are close to 20 years olds but were still in use a f

Re: [RFC} arm architecture board/feature deprecation timeline

2024-08-02 Thread Arnd Bergmann
On Thu, Aug 1, 2024, at 21:53, Linus Walleij wrote: > On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 7:29 PM Arnd Bergmann wrote: >> >> This is used for both StrongARM and FA526 CPUs, which are still >> used on a small number of boards. Even the newest chips (moxa >> art, ) are close to 20 years olds but were still in u

Re: [RFC} arm architecture board/feature deprecation timeline

2024-08-02 Thread Arnd Bergmann
On Thu, Aug 1, 2024, at 20:23, Aaro Koskinen wrote: > On Thu, Aug 01, 2024 at 10:59:38AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: >> >> Would the timing make any difference to you? I.e. does it help >> to keep another year or two, or would dropping it in early 2025 >> be the same? > > Early 2025 could come too