[meta-intel] meta-valleyisland BSP layer retirement communication

[Chris Tapp]

Hi,

Is there any update on this proposal?

Thanks ;-)

> On 20 Jul 2016, at 23:11, Chris Tapp <opensource at keylevel.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ng,
> 
>> On 19 Jul 2016, at 03:36, Ng, Mei Yeen <mei.yeen.ng at intel.com <mailto:mei.yeen.ng at intel.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear mailing-list, 
>>  
>> We are planning to retire meta-valleyisland BSP layer from meta-intel master branch and this change is targeted for the upcoming Yocto Project 2.2.
>>  
>> This layer is retired in future YP releases because there are no immediate requirements for support in newer LTSI kernel.
> 
> Could you please explain what that means / why that is the case? There are boards requiring this BSP that will be in production until after 2020 (we use one) and it would be a pity not to be able to benefit from the improvements that will be made in future versions of Yocto.
> 
>>  The meta-valleyisland BSP layer will continue to be maintained in Yocto Project for:
>> Yocto Project v2.0 (Jethro) https://www.yoctoproject.org/downloads/bsps/jethro20/valley-island <https://www.yoctoproject.org/downloads/bsps/jethro20/valley-island>
> Does that mean that there is no official support for ‘krogoth’, even though meta-intel has meta-valleyisland in the ‘krogoth’ branch? I’m currently updating our code to use this...
> 
>>  If you have a concern on this proposal, please let us know. 
>> If we do not hear any response from mailing-list, we will remove meta-valleyisland BSP from meta-intel master branch start from 3rd August 2016.
>>  
>> Thank you.
>> Ng Mei Yeen 
>> Intel Corporation
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