From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760508AbYAXRG7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:06:59 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1759873AbYAXRE1 (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:04:27 -0500 Received: from hawking.rebel.net.au ([203.20.69.83]:32869 "EHLO hawking.rebel.net.au" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756233AbYAXREZ (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:04:25 -0500 Message-ID: <4798C511.8070305@davidnewall.com> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:34:17 +1030 From: David Newall User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071022) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Adrian Bunk CC: Ingo Molnar , Andi Kleen , akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH for mm] Remove iBCS support References: <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> <4796081A.7060505@davidnewall.com> <20080122160114.GB23277@does.not.exist> In-Reply-To: <20080122160114.GB23277@does.not.exist> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Adrian Bunk wrote: > But Linux kernel development is not driven by people producing hot air > about what they wish to see in the future, Linux kernel development is > driven by people sending patches. Removal of code is not development. It's the opposite of development. At one stage iBCS2 support DID work. Now it doesn't. Now there's an argument that the remaining infrastructure should be removed. This is the wrong direction to take.