Re: [PATCH v2 0/8] Drop support for Renesas H8/300 architecture

Chen Gang F T
2013-09-04T01:54:40Z

Thank you for your valuable information: it will let kernel waste mails
less, and also can save my time resources.

On 09/04/2013 04:59 AM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 08:39:38PM +0100, Al Viro wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 11:52:17AM +0800, Chen Gang F T wrote:
>>
>>> extreme sample: let 'kernel code style' and 'gcc code style' in one file, that will make the code very ugly.
>>
>> gcc style will make any code very ugly, no matter what (if anything) else is
>> in the same file...
>>

Hmm... for me, I don't check/judge the 'coding style' of different
products, what I focus on is to follow the original product 'coding
style'.

e.g. Windows, gcc, Linux kernel, their 'coding styles' are quite different with each other.

Originally I worked under Windows, I followed Windows coding style.
Now I worked under Linux kernel, I follow Linux kernel coding style.
I plan to make patch for gcc, I will follow gcc coding style.
(hope this month I can, but I am not sure, I have no experience for gcc development).

And excuse me, I will be silent during 2013-09-05 - 2013-09-20 (but can
response mail). During these days, I will focus on gcc issues (wish can
fix one), and also do some company's internal things.

Thanks.

>> [digs out the ports history table]
>> x86: 0.01 [alive]
>> i386: 0.01..2.6.24-rc1 [folded into x86]
>> x86_64: 2.5.5-pre1..2.6.24-rc1 [folded into x86]
>> x86: 2.6.24-rc1 [alive]
>> alpha: 1.1.67 [alive]
>> sparc: 1.1.77 [alive]
>> sparc64: 2.1.19..2.6.28 [folded into sparc]
>> mips: 1.1.82 [alive]
>> mips64: 2.3.48-pre2..2.6.0-test2 [folded into mips]
>> powerpc: 1.3.45 [alive]
>> ppc: 1.3.45..2.6.26 [folded into powerpc]
>> ppc64: 2.5.5..2.6.15-rc1 [folded into powerpc]
>> powerpc: 2.6.15-rc1 [alive]
>> m68k: 1.3.94 [alive]
>> m68knommu: 2.5.46..2.6.38 [folded into m68k]
>> arm: 2.1.80 [alive]
>> arm26: 2.5.71..2.6.23-rc2 [gone]
>> arm64: 3.7-rc1 [alive][might eventually fold]
>> sh: 2.3.16 [alive]
>> sh64: 2.6.8-rc1..2.6.24 [folded into sh, nearly dead there]
>> ia64: 2.3.43-pre1 [alive]
>> s390: 2.3.99pre8 [alive]
>> s390x: 2.5.0..2.5.67 [folded into s390]
>> parisc: 2.4.0-test12 [alive]
>> cris: 2.5.0 [alive]
>> um: 2.5.35 [alive]
>> v850: 2.5.46..2.6.26 [gone]
>> h8300: 2.5.68 [moderately responsive]
>> m32r: 2.6.9-rc3 [alive]
>> frv: 2.6.11-rc1 [alive]
>> xtensa: 2.6.13-rc1 [alive]
>> avr32: 2.6.19-rc1 [alive]
>> blackfin: 2.6.22-rc1 [alive]
>> mn10300: 2.6.25-rc1 [alive]
>> microblaze: 2.6.30-rc2 [alive]
>> score: 2.6.32-rc1 [abandoned][cloned off mips]
>> tile: 2.6.36-rc1 [alive]
>> unicore32: 2.6.39-rc1 [alive][cloned off arm]
>> openrisc: 3.1-rc1 [alive]
>> hexagon: 3.2-rc1 [alive]
>> c6x: 3.3-rc1 [alive]
>> arc: 3.9-rc1 [alive]
>> metag: 3.9-rc1 [alive]
>>
>> Frankly, I would've expected score and lefotvers of sh64 (aka sh5) to be
>> the first against the wall - h8300 was a bit surprising...
>>
>
> Great summary.
>
> There seemed to be a consensus to remove h8300, at least so far and sufficiently
> enough for me to ask Stephen to add the removal branch to linux-next.
> We'll see if that triggers any further responses.
>
> With score, I am not entirely sure. I got one Ack for the removal, but
> on the other side the score maintainers came back and claimed they would
> still support it. We'll see if anything changes in practice. I am still
> not sure if I should ask for the removal branch to be added to linux-next.
> Frankly I thought I might jump the gun here more than with h8300.
>
> Either case, what to ultimately do with those two architectures will be
> up to the community to decide.
>
> Guenter
>

Thanks again.

--
Chen Gang