linux-kernel - Re: [GIT] Sparc

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Date:	Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:23:00 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT] Sparc

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:13:52AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:46:34PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:24 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > With special guest sparc64 assembler hacker, Paul E. McKenney.
> > > 
> > > Oh christ.  You're teaching *more* people about sparc64?
> > You do not get it...
> > 
> > How many people are pondering around tweaking every bit of x86
> > specific code? A lot! Let them have fun competing :-)
> 
> I wish it was so! In reality there's really just a handful of 
> people looking at actual x86 assembly code. I don't know whether 
> I've ever seen a conflict between substantial x86 assembly 
> patches, in the last 4 years since I co-maintain the x86 
> architecture ...

Hmm...

      lines of c files  lines of S files
x86   183609            27130
sparc 66823             25852

There is more than just assembly when dealign with an architecture.
And honestly I do not "speak" neither sparc nor x86 assembly.

	Sam
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