From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from omr17.networksolutionsemail.com (omr17.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.67]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7707BB7D4B for ; Thu, 4 Feb 2010 12:47:40 +1100 (EST) Received: from mail.networksolutionsemail.com (mail.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.50]) by omr17.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id o141lc24024628 for ; Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:47:38 -0500 Message-ID: <7AAE08D947A546FB84E5992F288C0A32@your4dacd0ea75> From: "support" To: "Benjamin Herrenschmidt" References: <201002022240.o12Me1iY018842@imap1.linux-foundation.org> <1265239287.8287.125.camel@pasglop> <1265242715.8287.127.camel@pasglop> Subject: Re: [patch 1/2] powerpc: Sky CPU: redundant or incorrect tests on unsigned Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:47:37 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; reply-type=original Cc: waite@skycomputers.com, roel.kluin@gmail.com, gorcunov@gmail.com, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, galak@gate.crashing.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , I doubt we'll be going to be using 7448's any more for future product lines. Dave Bushee Director OEM Sales and Services SKY Computers Inc. 27 Industrial Ave. 978-250-2420 x232 www.skycomputers.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Benjamin Herrenschmidt" To: "support" Cc: ; ; ; ; ; Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [patch 1/2] powerpc: Sky CPU: redundant or incorrect tests on unsigned > On Wed, 2010-02-03 at 19:10 -0500, support wrote: >> The sky cpu is a PPC7448. >> I'm actually amazed that you guys are still working on a problem for >> a >> product that was finished a number of years ago, at the request of >> someone >> who hasn't worked here for years. >> I sorry you, seem to have been wasting your time. >> I think, but am NOT sure, that our HAA function sets it off. >> http://www.skycomputers.com/Systems/HAA_HMM.php >> >> Still, we have finished the product some time ago, and as far as >> reported >> have no problems. >> Again, I'm sorry you have wasted any time on this, we just recently >> found >> these emails. > > Well, there seem to be some code in the Linux kernel related to that CPU > that is either dead or incomplete. So if you guys have no interest in > it, we might just rip it out completely. > > Cheers, > Ben. > > >