RFC: Removal of the v850 port?
Is anyone maintaining the v850 port in the Linux kernel or will work on getting it back into a usable state in the foreseeable future?
Otherwise I'll send a patch to remove it.
That's not meant personally against anyone, and it would not prevent the port from getting back into the kernel in the future if someone will start getting it back into a usable state, but in it's current state it is simply useless.
cu
Adrian
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Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:50:21 +0200
From: Adrian Bunk <[email protected]>
To: Miles Bader <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Status of the v850 port?
Trying to compile the v850 port brings you many compile errors, one of them exists since at least kernel 2.6.19.
Are there any patches in some external tree that should be merged?
Or will anyone work on getting this port back into a usable state in the forseeable future?
Otherwise the only reasonable option would be to remove this port from the kernel sources since it is dead code.
cu
Adrian
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Quoted 1 line · Adrian Bunk
Is anyone maintaining the v850 port in the Linux kernel or will work on getting it back into a usable state in the foreseeable future?
The only person I know who can maintain it is Miles. Not sure if he is still active in this space though.
Regards
Greg
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Otherwise I'll send a patch to remove it.
That's not meant personally against anyone, and it would not prevent the port from getting back into the kernel in the future if someone will start getting it back into a usable state, but in it's current state it is simply useless.
cu
Adrian----- Forwarded message from Adrian Bunk <[email protected]> -----
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:50:21 +0200
From: Adrian Bunk <[email protected]>
To: Miles Bader <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Status of the v850 port?Trying to compile the v850 port brings you many compile errors, one of them exists since at least kernel 2.6.19.
Are there any patches in some external tree that should be merged?
Or will anyone work on getting this port back into a usable state in the forseeable future?
Otherwise the only reasonable option would be to remove this port from the kernel sources since it is dead code.
cu
Adrian----- End forwarded message -----
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PATCH 1/1 remove the v850 port
Trying to compile the v850 port brings you many compile errors, one of them exists since at least kernel 2.6.19.
There also seems to be noone willing to bring this port back into a usable state.
This patch therefore removes the v850 port.
If anyone ever decides to revive the v850 port the code will still be available from older kernels, and it wouldn't be impossible for the port to reenter the kernel if it would become actively maintained again.
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Due to it's size, the patch is attached compressed.
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arch/v850/kernel/me2.c | 73 - arch/v850/kernel/memcons.c | 135 --- arch/v850/kernel/module.c | 237 ----- arch/v850/kernel/process.c | 217 ---- arch/v850/kernel/procfs.c | 67 - arch/v850/kernel/ptrace.c | 235 ----- arch/v850/kernel/rte_cb.c | 193 ---- arch/v850/kernel/rte_cb_leds.c | 137 --- arch/v850/kernel/rte_cb_multi.c | 121 -- arch/v850/kernel/rte_ma1_cb-rom.ld | 14 arch/v850/kernel/rte_ma1_cb.c | 105 -- arch/v850/kernel/rte_ma1_cb.ld | 57 - arch/v850/kernel/rte_mb_a_pci.c | 819 ------------------ arch/v850/kernel/rte_me2_cb.c | 298 ------ arch/v850/kernel/rte_me2_cb.ld | 30 arch/v850/kernel/rte_nb85e_cb-multi.ld | 57 - arch/v850/kernel/rte_nb85e_cb.c | 81 - arch/v850/kernel/rte_nb85e_cb.ld | 22 arch/v850/kernel/semaphore.c | 166 --- arch/v850/kernel/setup.c | 326 ------- arch/v850/kernel/signal.c | 523 ----------- arch/v850/kernel/sim.c | 172 --- arch/v850/kernel/sim.ld | 13 arch/v850/kernel/sim85e2.c | 195 ---- arch/v850/kernel/sim85e2.ld | 36 arch/v850/kernel/simcons.c | 161 --- arch/v850/kernel/syscalls.c | 214 ---- arch/v850/kernel/teg.c | 62 - 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include/asm-v850/machdep.h | 60 - include/asm-v850/macrology.h | 17 include/asm-v850/me2.h | 182 ---- include/asm-v850/mman.h | 15 include/asm-v850/mmu.h | 11 include/asm-v850/mmu_context.h | 13 include/asm-v850/module.h | 62 - include/asm-v850/msgbuf.h | 31 include/asm-v850/mutex.h | 9 include/asm-v850/namei.h | 17 include/asm-v850/page.h | 131 -- include/asm-v850/param.h | 32 include/asm-v850/pci.h | 119 -- include/asm-v850/percpu.h | 14 include/asm-v850/pgalloc.h | 22 include/asm-v850/pgtable.h | 59 - include/asm-v850/poll.h | 9 include/asm-v850/posix_types.h | 76 - include/asm-v850/processor.h | 120 -- include/asm-v850/ptrace.h | 121 -- include/asm-v850/resource.h | 6 include/asm-v850/rte_cb.h | 84 - include/asm-v850/rte_ma1_cb.h | 128 -- include/asm-v850/rte_mb_a_pci.h | 56 - include/asm-v850/rte_me2_cb.h | 202 ---- include/asm-v850/rte_nb85e_cb.h | 111 -- include/asm-v850/scatterlist.h | 31 include/asm-v850/sections.h | 6 include/asm-v850/segment.h | 36 include/asm-v850/semaphore.h | 84 - 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Re: [2.6 patch] remove the v850 port
Quoted 7 lines · Adrian Bunk
Trying to compile the v850 port brings you many compile errors, one of them exists since at least kernel 2.6.19.
There also seems to be noone willing to bring this port back into a usable state.
This patch therefore removes the v850 port.
start by putting the intention of removal into:
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
we can remove it after that. Same for most of your other removal patches.
Ingo
Re: [2.6 patch] remove the v850 port
Quoted 9 lines · Ingo Molnar
Quoted 6 lines · Adrian Bunk
Trying to compile the v850 port brings you many compile errors, one of them exists since at least kernel 2.6.19.
There also seems to be noone willing to bring this port back into a usable state.
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This patch therefore removes the v850 port.
start by putting the intention of removal into:
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txtwe can remove it after that. Same for most of your other removal patches.
Why?
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Ingo
cu
Adrian
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