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From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: Patches for ppc?
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:14:41 +0200
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> It's not a question of indivudual files being copied over - things are
> done differently in arch/powerpc.  Things are gradually being ported
> over to arch/powerpc as people get the time - that's why arch/ppc
> isn't gone yet.

And to be blunt, one of the points of arch/powerpc vs. arch/ppc is
to actually leave behind some stuff.  "If no one ports it, no one
wants it".


Segher