Re: [PATCH v2 07/19] ARM: update DEPRECATED_PARAM_STRUCT removal timeline

On Thu, Jul 2, 2026, at 02:54, Ethan Nelson-Moore wrote:
> Hi, Arnd,
>
> On Wed, Jul 1, 2026 at 2:25 PM Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]> wrote:
>> This configuration option is for the older boot method that preceeded
>> ATAGS. This was scheduled for removal back in 2001, but the removal
>> never happened, presumably because nobody cared enough to actually do it,
>> not because there are any users left.
>
> Only netwinder_defconfig selects this option. Do the most recent
> NetWinder firmware versions actually need it? (LinusW, do you know
> this?) If not, can't we just drop it entirely?

If all StrongARM platforms are on the way out after the LTS kernel,
I don't see a need to remove this any earlier, even if the chance
that it's still needed is low.

       Arnd