Re: [PATCH 1/1] riscv: default to CONFIG_RISCV_SBI_V01=n

[Heinrich Schuchardt]

On 12/16/21 14:49, Jessica Clarke wrote:
> On 16 Dec 2021, at 12:35, Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schuchardt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The SBI 0.1 specification is obsolete. The current version is 0.3.
> > Hence we should not rely by default on SBI 0.1 being implemented.
>
> It’s what BBL implements, and some people are still using it,
> especially given early hardware shipped before OpenSBI grew in
> popularity.
>
> Jess

Do you mean BBL is not developed anymore?

Some people may still be using a 0.1 SBI. But that minority stuck on an 
outdated software stack does not justify defaulting to deprecated 
settings in future Linux releases.

Best regards

Heinrich