linux-kernel - Re: [GIT]: Sparc

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0804211608570.2779@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:10:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [GIT]: Sparc



On Mon, 21 Apr 2008, David Miller wrote:
> 
> This performs the scheduled removal of Solaris and SunOS
> system call for sparc, much to the chagrin of Al Viro
> and others :-) (in particular, that asm/namei.h crud can
> now die)

Hmm. I think this is sad. The fact is, Solaris/SunOS is the de-facto 
standard for Sparc. Which makes me think that not emulating them is a real 
capability loss. 

I realize that the code may be painful, but still...

		Linus
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