From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
jk@ozlabs.org, arnd@arndb.de, geoff@infradead.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 01/20] powerpc/cell: Remove support for IBM Cell Blades
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:27:02 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20241127212702.GP29862@gate.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20241114125111.599093-1-mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Hi!
On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 11:50:50PM +1100, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> IBM Cell Blades used the Cell processor and the "blade" server form
> factor. They were sold as models QS20, QS21 & QS22 from roughly 2006 to
> 2012 [1]. They were used in a few supercomputers (eg. Roadrunner) that
> have since been dismantled, and were not that widely used otherwise.
Sad to see this go as well as native powerpc blades just days ago. But
yeah it is time (and we are all getting old, etc.)
Acked-by: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
> Until recently I still had a working QS22, which meant I was able to
> keep the platform support working, but unfortunately that machine has
> now died.
You're only sad for sentimental reasons, I hope? :-)
Segher
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Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-11-14 12:50 [RFC PATCH 01/20] powerpc/cell: Remove support for IBM Cell Blades Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:50 ` [RFC PATCH 02/20] powerpc: Remove some Cell leftovers Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:50 ` [RFC PATCH 03/20] powerpc: Remove PPC_PMI and driver Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:50 ` [RFC PATCH 04/20] powerpc: Remove IBM_CELL_BLADE & SPIDER_NET references Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:50 ` [RFC PATCH 05/20] powerpc/cell: Remove CBE_CPUFREQ_SPU_GOVERNOR Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:50 ` [RFC PATCH 06/20] powerpc/xmon: Remove SPU debug and disassembly Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:50 ` [RFC PATCH 07/20] powerpc: Remove DCR_MMIO and the DCR generic layer Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:50 ` [RFC PATCH 08/20] powerpc: Remove PPC_OF_PLATFORM_PCI Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:50 ` [RFC PATCH 09/20] powerpc/io: Remove PPC_IO_WORKAROUNDS Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:50 ` [RFC PATCH 10/20] powerpc/io: Remove PPC_INDIRECT_MMIO Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 14:41 ` Arnd Bergmann
2024-11-14 12:51 ` [RFC PATCH 11/20] powerpc/io: Remove PCI_FIX_ADDR Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 14:50 ` Arnd Bergmann
2024-11-14 12:51 ` [RFC PATCH 12/20] powerpc/io: Unhook MMIO accessors Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:51 ` [RFC PATCH 13/20] powerpc/io: Remove unnecessary indirection Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 15:24 ` Arnd Bergmann
2024-11-14 12:51 ` [RFC PATCH 14/20] powerpc: Remove UDBG_RTAS_CONSOLE Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:51 ` [RFC PATCH 15/20] cpufreq: ppc_cbe: Remove powerpc Cell driver Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:51 ` [RFC PATCH 16/20] EDAC/cell: " Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:51 ` [RFC PATCH 17/20] net: spider_net: " Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 14:55 ` Arnd Bergmann
2024-11-14 12:51 ` [RFC PATCH 18/20] net: toshiba: Remove reference to PPC_IBM_CELL_BLADE Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:51 ` [RFC PATCH 19/20] docs: Remove reference to removed CBE_CPUFREQ_SPU_GOVERNOR Michael Ellerman
2024-11-14 12:51 ` [RFC PATCH 20/20] genirq: Remove IRQ_EDGE_EOI_HANDLER Michael Ellerman
2024-11-26 17:41 ` Thomas Gleixner
2024-11-14 15:28 ` [RFC PATCH 01/20] powerpc/cell: Remove support for IBM Cell Blades Arnd Bergmann
2024-11-15 0:30 ` Jeremy Kerr
2024-11-27 21:27 ` Segher Boessenkool [this message]
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