Re: [PATCH 01/13] ARM: remove sa1100 platform

From: Arnd Bergmann

Date: Tue Sep 08 2026 - 17:37:15 EST


On Tue, Sep 8, 2026, at 22:36, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Sep 2026, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>
>> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Most sa1100 platforms were removed a few years, with the remaining
>> ones left as a starting point for a conversion to devicetree.
>>
>> Nothing ever happened on that front, so remove the rest now,
>> including the sa1111 and locomo drivers that were once shared
>> with pxa but are already sa1100-exclusive now.
>
> The SA1100 was the starting point of my career. Feels strange how much
> time has passed.

Indeed, same for me: my first paid job involved both SA1100 and
the i486 compatible AMD Élan SoC that was also removed this year.

> I parted with such hardware a long time ago in any case.
>
> Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,

Arnd