From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailapp01.imgtec.com ([195.59.15.196]:44492 "EHLO mailapp01.imgtec.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by eddie.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S23993900AbdAKPerJVjGf (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:34:47 +0100 From: Matt Redfearn Subject: [PATCH v5 4/4] MIPS: Deprecate VPE Loader Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:34:12 +0000 Message-ID: <1484148852-29783-5-git-send-email-matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> In-Reply-To: <1484148852-29783-1-git-send-email-matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> References: <1484148852-29783-1-git-send-email-matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-Path: Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-subscribe: List-owner: List-post: List-archive: To: Ralf Baechle , Bjorn Andersson , Ohad Ben-Cohen , Thomas Gleixner Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org, linux-remoteproc@vger.kernel.org, lisa.parratt@imgtec.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Matt Redfearn Message-ID: <20170111153412.z-ycToPdYWeq9wbLlgw1lYXe8Do4j-lVgipSFPrUimg@z> 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 --- 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 6faf7c96ee15..d5b5a25a49e8 100644 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig @@ -2298,7 +2298,7 @@ comment "MIPS R2-to-R6 emulator is only available for UP kernels" depends on SMP && CPU_MIPSR6 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 @@ -2307,6 +2307,9 @@ 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