From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758008AbYAVPNP (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:13:15 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754086AbYAVPNB (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:13:01 -0500 Received: from hawking.rebel.net.au ([203.20.69.83]:42404 "EHLO hawking.rebel.net.au" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753273AbYAVPNA (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:13:00 -0500 Message-ID: <4796081A.7060505@davidnewall.com> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:43:30 +1030 From: David Newall User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071022) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ingo Molnar CC: Andi Kleen , akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH for mm] Remove iBCS support References: <20080119045918.GA12215@basil.nowhere.org> <4792B191.2060801@davidnewall.com> <20080120031153.GB6275@one.firstfloor.org> <4792D221.1010704@davidnewall.com> <20080120051822.GB19784@one.firstfloor.org> <4792DD22.4070902@davidnewall.com> <20080120055544.GB19861@one.firstfloor.org> <4792E8E2.1090307@davidnewall.com> <20080120072922.GA21047@one.firstfloor.org> <4793F775.6090403@davidnewall.com> <20080122111205.GA25090@elte.hu> In-Reply-To: <20080122111205.GA25090@elte.hu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Ingo Molnar wrote: > * David Newall wrote: > >> Andi Kleen wrote: >> >>> You seem to be under the illusion that iBCS2 support works currently >>> in mainline and that only this patch would break it. >>> >> I cannot imagine what brings you to that conclusion. Suffice to say >> you are entirely and inexplicably wrong. >> > > it should be very easy for you to prove me wrong then. I've got a very > simple question: please tell me, how do i run a binary compiled for an > iBCS2 platform under Linux v2.6.23? > You're being silly. Either that or you're not reading what I write. You know perfectly well iBCS2 compatibility doesn't work (anymore.) The question, in my mind, is will it ever be made to work again? I think the answer should be yes.