[meta-xilinx] [PATCH 0/5] Update and Drop linux-xlnx Kernels

[Nathan Rossi]

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 11:17 PM, Nathan Rossi <nathan at nathanrossi.com> wrote:
> This series cleans up some existing out of date linux-xlnx kernels as well as
> cleaning configuration and recipes.
>
> Specifically the the linux-xlnx 3.14 and 3.19 kernels are dropped. There are a
> number of reasons why these kernels are being removed, includeing:
>   * No longer maintained by Xilinx
>   * Do not support all architectures/platforms in meta-xilinx
>   * Older outdated DT bindings that cause confusion and compatiblity issues.
>   * Changing to a policy where only the newest linux-xlnx release is available
>
> The last point is something that I would like to start following more strictly,
> especially as mainline kernels and linux-yocto have almost complete support for
> MicroBlaze, Zynq and ZynqMP which removes the need to maintain recipes for
> released kernels of the Xilinx vendor tree.
>
> Additionally this series pins linux-xlnx 4.0% as the default linux-xlnx version,
> cleans up remaining patches and generalises ZynqMP compatiblity for kernels.
>
> Nathan Rossi (5):
>   machine-xilinx-default.inc: Update default linux-xlnx to 4.0%
>   linux-xlnx_3.14: Remove 'xlnx_3.14' kernel
>   linux-xlnx_3.19: Remove 'xilinx-v2015.2.03' kernel
>   linux-xilinx-machines.inc: Default COMPATIBLE_MACHINE for ZynqMP
>   linux-xlnx_4.0: Update to 'xilinx-v2015.4.01' tag

Applied.

Regards,
Nathan

>
>  conf/machine/include/machine-xilinx-default.inc    |  2 +-
>  recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xilinx-machines.inc     |  1 +
>  recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xlnx-dev.bb             |  2 -
>  .../3.14/kernel-add-support-for-gcc-5.patch        | 97 ----------------------
>  .../kernel-use-the-gnu89-standard-explicitly.patch | 66 ---------------
>  ...-RX-hang-and-TX-corruption-in-set_termios.patch | 32 -------
>  ...sb-host-zynq-dr-of-PHY-reset-during-probe.patch | 58 -------------
>  ...-Fix-RX-hang-and-TX-corruption-in-termios.patch | 62 --------------
>  recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xlnx_3.14.bb            | 17 ----
>  recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xlnx_3.19.bb            |  8 --
>  recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xlnx_4.0.bb             |  6 +-
>  recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-dev.bbappend      |  2 -
>  recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend      |  2 -
>  13 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 351 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xlnx/3.14/kernel-add-support-for-gcc-5.patch
>  delete mode 100644 recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xlnx/3.14/kernel-use-the-gnu89-standard-explicitly.patch
>  delete mode 100644 recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xlnx/3.14/tty-xuartps-Fix-RX-hang-and-TX-corruption-in-set_termios.patch
>  delete mode 100644 recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xlnx/3.14/usb-host-zynq-dr-of-PHY-reset-during-probe.patch
>  delete mode 100644 recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xlnx/3.19/tty-xuartps-Fix-RX-hang-and-TX-corruption-in-termios.patch
>  delete mode 100644 recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xlnx_3.14.bb
>  delete mode 100644 recipes-kernel/linux/linux-xlnx_3.19.bb
>
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> 2.6.4
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