From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAF5DC433E0 for ; Sun, 10 Jan 2021 21:47:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF3082251F for ; Sun, 10 Jan 2021 21:47:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726432AbhAJVro (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:47:44 -0500 Received: from asavdk3.altibox.net ([109.247.116.14]:42332 "EHLO asavdk3.altibox.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726303AbhAJVro (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:47:44 -0500 Received: from ravnborg.org (unknown [188.228.123.71]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by asavdk3.altibox.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C1C3220026; Sun, 10 Jan 2021 22:46:55 +0100 (CET) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 22:46:53 +0100 From: Sam Ravnborg To: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz Cc: Arnd Bergmann , Linux Kernel Mailing List , linux-m68k , Sparc kernel list , Linux-sh list Subject: Re: Old platforms: bring out your dead Message-ID: <20210110214653.GA1693373@ravnborg.org> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-CMAE-Score: 0 X-CMAE-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=Ibmpp1ia c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=S6zTFyMACwkrwXSdXUNehg==:117 a=S6zTFyMACwkrwXSdXUNehg==:17 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=eJvET0_gvEmFwn2FNFsA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org Hi all, > Hi Arnd! > > (Please let's have this cross-posted for more visibility. I only learned about this > while reading Phoronix news) > > > I also looked at non-ARM platforms while preparing for my article. Some of > > these look like they are no longer actively maintained or used, but I'm not > > doing anything about those unless the maintainers would like me to: > > > > * sparc/sun4m: A patch for removing 32-bit Sun sparc support (not LEON) > > is currently under review > > I don't think this has reached any agreement yet. Multiple people want it to stay. None of the people that replied have any real use of the sun4m port, they only wanted it to stay because they had some machines or such. In other words - people will be sad if we sunset sun4m, but it will not hurt anyone as there are no users left. I will include the above summary when I post v2 of the patch to sunset sun4m and sun4d. Then we will see what we conclude in the end. Right now in am in demolition mode as I have a new house that requires a total refactoring. So linux stuff is lower on the priority list so v2 will wait until I have time to do any necessary follow-up. Sam