[oe] RFC: remove old kernels

[Frans Meulenbroeks]

2010/10/15 Marco Cavallini <koansoftware at gmail.com>:
> Marcin Juszkiewicz ha scritto, Il 15/10/2010 10:39:
>> Hi
>>
>> recipes/linux/ contains 235 recipes. I would like to propose cleaning:
>>
>> 1. drop 2.4 kernels - if someone still needs them then .oz354x and .stable
>>    branches have them.
>>
>
> I agree.
>
>
>
>> 2. Drop kernels older then 2.6.20 - it was over 3 years ago so if someone uses
>>    older one then probably also uses 3 years old OE.
>>
>> This may affect (checked recipes):
>>
>> - ep93xx - machines with this cpu are mainline supported, patches from ts72xx
>>   and sim.one works
>> - chumby
>> - compulab-pxa270
>> - devkitidp-pxa255
>> - fsg3
>> - gumstix
>> - amsdelta
>> - bd-neon
>> - colinux
>> - epia
>> - geodelx
>> - h1940
>> - h6300
>> - ks8695
>> - magicbox
>> - mtx-3
>> - neuros
>> - sun4cdm
>> - tornado-omap2
>> - wrap-geode
>> - x86
>> - acern30
>> - logicpd-pxa270
>> - mainstone
>> - mx21ads
>> - netbook-pro
>> - triton
>> - blueangel
>> - universal
>>
>> Some of those machines are not maintained anymore, many of them should work
>> with current mainline kernels. If someone cares about anything on a list -
>> raise your hand.
>
> IMHO many of those machines are still a useful starting point for a lot
> of people.
> Moreover lots of PXA2x0 based board are unfortunately still using them.
>
>
> I vote to keep them a bit longer.
>

Marco, see my list in my previous post.

I would propose to move to obsolete, so they are still there if needed;
And I guess it makes sense to at least rm the pre 2.6.20 recipes that
have newer versions (like e.g.  linux-jlime-jornada6xx_2.6.11.bb)

Frans