linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] powerpc: remove the non-functional PPC

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Date:	Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:44:30 +1100
From:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] powerpc: remove the non-functional PPC_PREP bits

Adrian Bunk writes:

> Back in November 2005, the PPC_PREP bits under arch/powerpc/ were marked 
> as BROKEN due to not being working.
> 
> It doesn't seem to make much sense to keep this rudimentary support even 
> longer.

NAK - I have some patches that get ARCH=powerpc working on at least
some PRePs, and I plan to get them in before arch/ppc goes away.

Paul.
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