Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] MIPS: Deprecate VPE Loader

[Sergei Shtylyov]

Hello.

On 11/2/2016 7:11 PM, Matt Redfearn wrote:

> 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 <matt.redfearn@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> 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
[...]
> @@ -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.

   Please indent using a leading tab (like above). There's too many spaces too...

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MBR, Sergei