Re: [PATCH v2 06/19] ARM: mark CPU_ENDIAN_BE8 as deprecated

Julian Braha <[email protected]> Sat, 4 Jul 2026 12:05:58 +0100

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Hi Arnd,

On 7/4/26 11:33, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>  config CPU_ENDIAN_BE8
> -	bool
> -	depends on CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
> -	default CPU_V6 || CPU_V6K || CPU_V7 || CPU_V7M
> +	bool "Build big-endian kernel (DEPRECATED)"
> +	depends on BROKEN
> +	depends on ARCH_MULTI_V6 || ARCH_MULTI_V7
> +	select CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
>  	help
>  	  Support for the BE-8 (big-endian) mode on ARMv6 and ARMv7 processors.
>  
> +	  This is deprecated and will likely be removed in the future.

Maybe it makes sense to add a 'transitional' to this option?

- Julian Braha