[PATCH v2 19/19] ARM: mark mv78xx0 support as deprecated

Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]> Wed, 1 Jul 2026 23:23:53 +0200
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.soc,org.infradead.lists.linux-arm-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
From: Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>

Only one machine remains supported and was kept in 2022 for the
Debian_on_Buffalo project that was still using this, with plans to
convert it to devicetree.

The conversion never happened, and Debian_on_Buffalo does not provide
kernels later than linux-6.1, so it is unlikely to still be useful
for a DT conversion in the future.

Mark the platform for deprecation after the next LTS kernel, which
should give any remaining users a few more years of bugfixes.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
---
 arch/arm/mach-mv78xx0/Kconfig | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mv78xx0/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-mv78xx0/Kconfig
index 670e6587827e..98b35f5d05ba 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mv78xx0/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mv78xx0/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 menuconfig ARCH_MV78XX0
-	bool "Marvell MV78xx0"
+	bool "Marvell MV78xx0 (DEPRECATED)"
 	depends on ARCH_MULTI_V5
 	depends on CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	depends on ATAGS
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ menuconfig ARCH_MV78XX0
 	  Support for the following Marvell MV78xx0 series SoCs:
 	  MV781x0, MV782x0.
 
+	  This platform is scheduled for removal in early 2027.
+
 if ARCH_MV78XX0
 
 config MACH_TERASTATION_WXL
-- 
2.39.5