Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:26:04 +0200
From: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@free-electrons.com>
To: Hans-Christian Noren Egtvedt <egtvedt@samfundet.no>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
        Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@gmail.com>,
        Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@atmel.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] remove support for AVR32 architecture
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Hi Hans,

On Wed, 1 Mar 2017 21:44:26 +0100
Hans-Christian Noren Egtvedt <egtvedt@samfundet.no> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> The AVR32 architecture is not keeping up with the development of the kernel,
> and since it shares so much of the drivers with Atmel ARM SoC, it is starting
> to hinder these drivers to develop swiftly.
> 
> Also, all AVR32 AP7 SoC processors are end of lifed from Atmel (now
> Microchip).
> 
> Finally, the GCC toolchain is stuck at version 4.2.x, and has not received
> any patches since the last release from Atmel;
> 4.2.4-atmel.1.1.3.avr32linux.1. When building kernel v4.10, this toolchain is
> no longer able to properly link the network stack.
> 
> Haavard and I have came to the conclusion that we feel keeping AVR32 on life
> support offers more obstacles for Atmel ARMs, than it gives joy to AVR32
> users. I also suspect there are very few AVR32 users left today, if anybody
> at all.
> 
> I have prepared three patches in my for-linus branch in git tree
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/egtvedt/linux-avr32.git
> 
> Shortlog below, patches not inlined as they are quite large IMHO.
> 
> I will send a formal pull request to Linus unless anybody objects loudly.

Is this still planned for 4.12?