[PATCH, RFC 2/3] ARM: gemini: remove platform support
From: Tobias Waldvogel <hidden>
Date: 2013-01-04 20:36:13
The gemini platform has not seen any updates from its maintainer since 2010, and has no defconfig file, which has lead to bitrot in a number of places: * System restart has been broken for a long time despite repeated attempts from Russell to get the obvious fix at least acknowledged by someone who can test it. * The platform still uses mach/gpio.h, which has been deprecated for some time, and since Kconfig does not select NEED_MACH_GPIO_H, it actually failed to build because of this. * A change to asm/io.h introduced a number of compiler warnings for gemini specific code that confuses physical and virtual addresses. This removes gemini support entirely under the assumption that nobody uses it on mainline kernels. Of course, if there are still active users out there, they should let us know so we can put support back in and get it better tested.
I am using the Gemini platform for an OpenWRT port to the NAS IB4220 B and I am maintaing patches for the complete support, including network, disk and and USB. A few days ago I ported everything already to 3.7.1 (pretty much the same changes like I saw in RFC 1/3) I am willing to become maintainer for this platform and would apreciate to keep it in the mainline. There is also no problem with the tests, as I have several devices and more than 100 users using this kernel. Thanks Tobias