linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/21] X86_64, UV: Remove Support for UV1

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Date:	Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:52:00 -0700
From:	Mike Travis <travis@....com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@....com>,
	Russ Anderson <rja@....com>,
	John Estabrook <estabrook@....com>,
	Nathan Zimmer <nzimmer@....com>,
	andrew banman <abanman@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/21] X86_64, UV: Remove Support for UV1

Hi Ingo,

I updated that patch to not remove any code, but instead there is now a
config option to enable or disable UV1 support, as well as an config help
message on why that might be done.  I also addressed the other issues
you raised in the following 2 emails.  And I found out that the newer
"checkpatches" script also had some new "concerns".  I was able to fix
all that were possible (or practical).

The patches follow...

Thanks!
Mike

On 4/28/2016 1:48 AM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Mike Travis <travis@....com> wrote:
> 
>> The UV1 architecture is no longer being supported in future Linux kernels, so
> 
> Is such hardware still out there? If yes then please don't break it.
> 
> You might not want to test it, and if no-one else does it will eventually and 
> inevitably bit rot, but please don't intentionally cripple it ..
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 	Ingo
>