[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: announce TILE-Gx removal

[Jerin Jacob]

On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:50:19AM +0000, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:28:39AM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > 2017-02-14 09:58, Thomas Monjalon:
> > > 2017-02-14 08:50, Mcnamara, John:
> > > > The notification should probably be for removal in 17.08, to one release cycle to respond/fix/update.
> > > 
> > > There were some previous messages/warnings and there were no answer.
> > > I have asked a working free toolchain, I did not have it.
> > > We have asked some questions about drivers support, no reply.
> > > I have asked about removal, no reply.
> > > I really do not see why we should keep it longer.
> > 
> > Some public links:
> > Recent warnings: http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-February/056981.html
> > Recent patch from Jerin without any comment: http://dpdk.org/commit/dff9071
> > Bug in 16.04 without any comment: https://mail-archive.com/dev@dpdk.org/msg31596.html
> > Work stopped in March, last year: https://mail-archive.com/dev@dpdk.org/msg43536.html
> > No update for free toolchain: https://mail-archive.com/dev@dpdk.org/msg42651.html
> > 
> > One year without any news is enough.
> > Hope it convinces you.
> > 
> > > > It would also be good to hear from EZChip/Mellanox on this.
> > > 
> > > They are mute since a long time on this topic.
> > > Olga, do you confirm?
> > 
> 
> Regretfully, I must agree with Thomas on this. In the absense of a
> response from someone to maintain this, it should be removed.
> 
> Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>

Acked-by: Jerin Jacob <jerin.jacob at caviumnetworks.com>

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