linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [58/58] x86: remove support for the Rise CPU

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Message-ID: <20070719114529.6fcd4022@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:45:29 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	bunk@...sta.de, ak@...e.de, patches@...-64.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [58/58] x86: remove support for the Rise CPU

> Googling for the printk string "CPU: Rise iDragon" didn't find any dmesg
> available online.
> 
> If it turns out that against all expectations there are actually users
> reverting this patch would be easy.
> 
> This patch will make the kernel images smaller by a few bytes for all
> i386 users.

Why bother. Its a tiny tiny amount of code and it requires no maintenance
so it achieves nothing by leaving it alone and risks (slight I admit)
breaking someones box.

Alan

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