linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] sh: remove sh5 support

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Date:   Sun, 31 May 2020 22:55:15 -0400
From:   Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>
To:     John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@...sik.fu-berlin.de>
Cc:     Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org,
        ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] sh: remove sh5 support

On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 10:03:13AM +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> On 5/31/20 5:20 AM, Rob Landley wrote:
> > On 5/30/20 3:08 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> >> On 5/29/20 7:53 PM, Rich Felker wrote:
> >>> Frustratingly, I _still_ don't have an official tree on kernel.org for
> >>> the purpose of being the canonical place for linux-next to pull from,
> >>> due to policies around pgp keys and nobody following up on signing
> >>> mine. This is all really silly since there are ridiculously many
> >>> independent channels I could cryptographically validate identity
> >>> through with vanishing probability that they're all compromised. For
> >>> the time being I'll reactivate my repo on git.musl-libc.org.
> >>
> >> May I suggest to pick up these patches, for example? There might be
> >> more I missed, but getting these merged should already help a lot with
> >> the clean-up of arch/sh.
> > 
> > Does that include the 2 fixes to build with current binutils I made puppy eyes
> > about last -rc7 (in march)?
> > 
> > https://marc.info/?l=linux-sh&m=158544749818664&w=2
> Yes, listed as "[PATCH 1/2] arch/sh: vmlinux.scr".
> 
> @Rich: Do you think you can merge all those fixes in your local tree within
>        the next days and send a PR to Linus?
> 
> Otherwise, I can volunteer to become a third maintainer for arch/sh as I have
> the hardware for testing and can accept patches and send PRs.
> 
> We shouldn't let contributors to arch/sh wait for too long.

Yes, I'll try to get my tree ready for next/PR use tomorrow.

Rich