Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [TECH TOPIC] Planning code obsolescence

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Wed Aug 05 2020 - 15:02:13 EST


Hi Pavel,

On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 7:26 PM Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > I have submitted the below as a topic for the linux/arch/* MC that Mike
> > and I run, but I suppose it also makes sense to discuss it on the
> > ksummit-discuss mailing list (cross-posted to linux-arch and lkml) as well
> > even if we don't discuss it at the main ksummit track.
>
> > * Latest kernel in which it was known to have worked
>
> For some old hardware, I started collecting kernel version, .config and dmesg from
> successful boots. github.com/pavelmachek, click on "missy".

You mean your complete hardware collection doesn't boot v5.8? ;-)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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