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bh=KzuJasBdTVgh0toAQ7Rki7vZw9YigdBYW53k5to+htE=; b=JqlAD7HHY9+2LxNUutuOMzc7zeAWJZE1a/lQC8S3xFcwzIGxJjp14VjGVbbUqLfv0rNGF1 eL2zNRKOPlVGDEfWg5KVpMLPb3vkrpg9xYcR026RTlg03kjjNL7zvulVrpgi7+tksRpoUD oQeGdtmS/+aBY9dEQYGXUmCuElQwpbk= X-MC-Unique: dWdW5jvQNpyCCUCj81e0Fw-1 From: =?UTF-8?q?C=C3=A9dric=20Le=20Goater?= To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Cc: qemu-ppc@nongnu.org, Thomas Huth , Nicholas Piggin , =?UTF-8?q?C=C3=A9dric=20Le=20Goater?= Subject: [PATCH] ppc: Deprecate 'ref405ep' machine and 405 CPUs Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 14:31:05 +0200 Message-ID: <20240507123106.641051-1-clg@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.4.1 on 10.11.54.10 Received-SPF: pass (zohomail.com: domain of gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.51.188.17; envelope-from=qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org; helo=lists.gnu.org; Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.133.124; envelope-from=clg@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -26 X-Spam_score: -2.7 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.7 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.581, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org X-ZohoMail-DKIM: pass (identity @redhat.com) X-ZM-MESSAGEID: 1715085231472100003 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: C=C3=A9dric Le Goater --- 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..8cc6597b463f8c6ef3c1475e379= f7465e91da597 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. =20 +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 --------------- =20 diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c index 4092ebc1ab59de14b66ebad2be7eb019faf45db1..c44e7ed162fae5ec884ba4e4581= 38f84430a8460 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 =3D ppc405_init; mc->default_ram_size =3D 128 * MiB; mc->default_ram_id =3D "ppc405.ram"; + mc->deprecation_reason =3D "machine is old and unmaintained"; } =20 static const TypeInfo ppc405_machine_type =3D { --=20 2.45.0