On 6/6/2026 11:55 AM, Maíra Canal wrote:
V3D 3.3 (Broadcom BCM7268) and V3D 4.1 (Broadcom BCM7278) has had no in-tree userspace since Mesa dropped support in 2024, on the grounds that those generations were no longer being tested. The situation in the kernel is similar: the maintainers don't have this hardware, the hardware is not available for purchase, and there is no known user of these GPUs. With no userspace left to drive it and no known users, maintaining the ver <= 41 code paths is a cost without a benefit, considering that these paths are not being exercised on real hardware. As a first step toward removal, emit a deprecation warning at probe for V3D versions earlier than or equal to 4.1. The hardware remains functional for now; this only warns. If any real user appears and explain its use-case, support can be retained. Schedule the removal of V3D 3.3 and 4.1 support to the next kernel release. Link: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/25851 Signed-off-by: Maíra Canal <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <[email protected]> -- Florian
