02/02/2026 17:38, Ivan Malov: > On Mon, 2 Feb 2026, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > > > 02/02/2026 15:05, Ivan Malov: > >> Hi Thomas, > >> > >> Apologies for being late with response. > > > > No worries. > > > >> On Mon, 2 Feb 2026, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > >> > >>> 01/02/2026 21:17, Thomas Monjalon: > >>>> 29/12/2025 22:35, Ivan Malov: > >>>>> +* **Removed support for AMD Solarflare SFN7xxx family boards.** > >>>>> + > >>>>> + 7000 series adaptors are out of support in terms of hardware. > >>>> > >>>> Just to be clear, it is only a doc change? > >>>> The code still works for this hardware? > >>> > >>> Please, may I have an answer? > >>> I cannot merge into main that you remove something if it's only in doc. > >>> It is blocking, I want a clearer message to merge please. > >> > >> The code is still functional. However, the situation is a bit more nuanced. > >> In fact, the fix contained in the series is supposed to make the driver > >> work properly on late Medford2 adapters, but for early devices, like > >> SFN7xxx, this fix might cause issues with flow control. Hence the > >> doc message. I think it serves some valid informative purpose. > >> > >> Thank you. > > > > OK, thank you. > > > > So instead of "Removed support", I would change to "Ended support". > > Or do you prefer "Discontinued support"? > > Technically, the patch does 'remove' the corresponding lines from > documentation, > but if that sounds off, perhaps, 'Discontinued' is a better choice. Thank you.
True in the documentation context. But in the release notes it sounds like code is removed. I changed to "Discontinued" in the release notes while merging in main. Thanks
