The 'ref405ep' machine and PPC 405 CPU have no known users, firmware
images are not available, OpenWRT dropped support in 2019, U-Boot in
2017, Linux also is dropping support in 2024. It is time to let go of
this ancient hardware and focus on newer CPUs and platforms.
Signed-off-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@redhat.com>
---
v2: fixed header line
docs/about/deprecated.rst | 8 ++++++++
hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c | 1 +
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 03f8b1b655e071432ecd9decf61e194821d06928..e22acb17f296362509a3e143ba61bafd210a6c91 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -258,6 +258,14 @@ dropping the ``cheetah`` OMAP1 board, because we don't have any
test images for it and don't know of anybody who does; the ``sx1``
and ``sx1-v1`` OMAP1 machines remain supported for now.
+PPC 405 ``ref405ep`` machine (since 9.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``ref405ep`` machine and PPC 405 CPU have no known users, firmware
+images are not available, OpenWRT dropped support in 2019, U-Boot in
+2017, Linux also is dropping support in 2024. It is time to let go of
+this ancient hardware and focus on newer CPUs and platforms.
+
Backend options
---------------
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
index 4092ebc1ab59de14b66ebad2be7eb019faf45db1..c44e7ed162fae5ec884ba4e458138f84430a8460 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ static void ppc405_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
mc->init = ppc405_init;
mc->default_ram_size = 128 * MiB;
mc->default_ram_id = "ppc405.ram";
+ mc->deprecation_reason = "machine is old and unmaintained";
}
static const TypeInfo ppc405_machine_type = {
--
2.45.0
On 7/5/24 14:33, Cédric Le Goater wrote: > The 'ref405ep' machine and PPC 405 CPU have no known users, firmware > images are not available, OpenWRT dropped support in 2019, U-Boot in > 2017, Linux also is dropping support in 2024. It is time to let go of > this ancient hardware and focus on newer CPUs and platforms. > > Signed-off-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@redhat.com> > --- > v2: fixed header line > > docs/about/deprecated.rst | 8 ++++++++ > hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c | 1 + > 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+) Thanks, patch queued to hw-misc tree.
On Tue May 7, 2024 at 10:33 PM AEST, Cédric Le Goater wrote: > The 'ref405ep' machine and PPC 405 CPU have no known users, firmware > images are not available, OpenWRT dropped support in 2019, U-Boot in > 2017, Linux also is dropping support in 2024. It is time to let go of > this ancient hardware and focus on newer CPUs and platforms. > > Signed-off-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@redhat.com> Acked-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> > --- > v2: fixed header line > > docs/about/deprecated.rst | 8 ++++++++ > hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c | 1 + > 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > index 03f8b1b655e071432ecd9decf61e194821d06928..e22acb17f296362509a3e143ba61bafd210a6c91 100644 > --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst > +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > @@ -258,6 +258,14 @@ dropping the ``cheetah`` OMAP1 board, because we don't have any > test images for it and don't know of anybody who does; the ``sx1`` > and ``sx1-v1`` OMAP1 machines remain supported for now. > > +PPC 405 ``ref405ep`` machine (since 9.1) > +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > + > +The ``ref405ep`` machine and PPC 405 CPU have no known users, firmware > +images are not available, OpenWRT dropped support in 2019, U-Boot in > +2017, Linux also is dropping support in 2024. It is time to let go of > +this ancient hardware and focus on newer CPUs and platforms. > + > Backend options > --------------- > > diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c > index 4092ebc1ab59de14b66ebad2be7eb019faf45db1..c44e7ed162fae5ec884ba4e458138f84430a8460 100644 > --- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c > +++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c > @@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ static void ppc405_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data) > mc->init = ppc405_init; > mc->default_ram_size = 128 * MiB; > mc->default_ram_id = "ppc405.ram"; > + mc->deprecation_reason = "machine is old and unmaintained"; > } > > static const TypeInfo ppc405_machine_type = {
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