Proposal for removing legacy code update services

[Lei YU]

The services are being removed at:
https://gerrit.openbmc-project.xyz/c/openbmc/meta-phosphor/+/21208

The related docs are being updated at:
https://gerrit.openbmc-project.xyz/c/openbmc/docs/+/21209
https://gerrit.openbmc-project.xyz/c/openbmc/docs/+/21210
https://gerrit.openbmc-project.xyz/c/openbmc/docs/+/21211

Leave comments there if you have any concerns.


On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 11:33 PM Andrew Geissler <geissonator at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 10:48 PM Lei YU <mine260309 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > With 3ba97559e, OpenBMC supports PNOR code update by
> > org.open_power.Software.Host.Updater.service, with the steps described in
> > [host-code-update.md][1]
> >
> > And before that OpenBMC already supports BMC code update by
> > xyz.openbmc_project.Software.BMC.Updater.service as well, with the steps
> > described in [ubi-code-update.md][2]
> >
> > So it's time to remove the legacy services that could be replaced:
> > - org.openbmc.control.BmcFlash.service
> > - org.openbmc.control.Flash.service
> > - org.openbmc.managers.Download.service
> >
> > What do you think?
>
> Sounds good to me! Get some more python applications out of our images and
> makes it easier to have standard CI tests for all machines.
>
> > Thanks!
> >
> > [1]: https://github.com/openbmc/docs/blob/master/code-update/host-code-update.md
> > [2]: https://github.com/openbmc/docs/blob/master/code-update/ubi-code-update.md