From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756772AbYAUAPv (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:15:51 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755027AbYAUAPn (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:15:43 -0500 Received: from rex.snapgear.com ([203.143.235.140]:45601 "EHLO cyberguard.com.au" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754988AbYAUAPm (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:15:42 -0500 Message-ID: <4793E42B.7080400@snapgear.com> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:15:39 +1000 From: Greg Ungerer User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070301) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Adrian Bunk CC: gerg@uclinux.org, Miles Bader , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: RFC: Removal of the v850 port? References: <20080120192356.GI8669@does.not.exist> In-Reply-To: <20080120192356.GI8669@does.not.exist> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Adrian Bunk wrote: > 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 > 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 ----- > > Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:50:21 +0200 > From: Adrian Bunk > To: Miles Bader > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > 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 ----- > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greg Ungerer -- Chief Software Dude EMAIL: gerg@snapgear.com Secure Computing Corporation PHONE: +61 7 3435 2888 825 Stanley St, FAX: +61 7 3891 3630 Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia WEB: http://www.SnapGear.com