Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] MIPS: Deprecate VPE Loader

From: Sergei Shtylyov
Date: Tue Sep 20 2016 - 06:25:29 EST


Hello.

On 9/20/2016 11:47 AM, Matt Redfearn wrote:

The MIPS remote processor driver (CONFIG_MIPS_RPROC) 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 <matt.redfearn@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

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 2094cbcea0d4..071fc4585265 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@ 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)"

I think the period should be after (DEPRECATED), if at all.

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MBR,Sergei