Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Matt Redfearn <> | Subject | [PATCH v5 4/4] MIPS: Deprecate VPE Loader | Date | Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:34:12 +0000 |
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The MIPS remote processor driver (CONFIG_MIPS_REMOTEPROC) provides a more standard mechanism for using one or more VPs as coprocessors running separate firmware.
Here we deprecate this mechanism before it is removed.
Signed-off-by: Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com> ---
Changes in v5: None Changes in v4: None Changes in v3: None Changes in v2: None
arch/mips/Kconfig | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig index 6faf7c96ee15..d5b5a25a49e8 100644 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig @@ -2298,7 +2298,7 @@ comment "MIPS R2-to-R6 emulator is only available for UP kernels" depends on SMP && CPU_MIPSR6 config MIPS_VPE_LOADER - bool "VPE loader support." + bool "VPE loader support (DEPRECATED)" depends on SYS_SUPPORTS_MULTITHREADING && MODULES select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_VI select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_EI @@ -2307,6 +2307,9 @@ config MIPS_VPE_LOADER Includes a loader for loading an elf relocatable object onto another VPE and running it. + Unless you have a specific need, you should use CONFIG_MIPS_REMOTEPROC + instead of this. + config MIPS_VPE_LOADER_CMP bool default "y" -- 2.7.4
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