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From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:53:23 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] timer: remove sirf prima driver
To:     Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Cc:     Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>, Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>
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On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 6:50 PM Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2021-01-20 at 14:15 +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> >
> > The CSR SiRF prima2/atlas platforms are getting removed, so this driver
> > is no longer needed.
>
> Should this platform really be removed?
>
> While I followed the removal thread just a little,
> isn't prima still in use in various GPS handhelds?

I'm not aware of anyone running mainline Linux on those, as I said
in the platform removal patch[1] description, there have not been any
contributions to third-party machine support, the only boards that
ever booted a mainline kernel were the evaluation boards.

If you have any information on hobbyist users of this platform, let
me know.

       Arnd

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/20210120124812.2800027-3-arnd@kernel.org/T/#u