linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 00/13] Modernise powerpc 40x

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Message-Id: <159168033223.1381411.14580094503397459491.b4-ty@ellerman.id.au>
Date:   Tue,  9 Jun 2020 15:28:48 +1000 (AEST)
From:   Michael Ellerman <patch-notifications@...erman.id.au>
To:     michal.simek@...inx.com,
        Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>, arnd@...db.de
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 00/13] Modernise powerpc 40x

On Thu, 21 May 2020 16:55:51 +0000 (UTC), Christophe Leroy wrote:
> v1 and v2 of this series were aiming at removing 40x entirely,
> but it led to protests.
> 
> v3 is trying to start modernising powerpc 40x:
> - Rework TLB miss handlers to not use PTE_ATOMIC_UPDATES and _PAGE_HWWRITE
> - Remove old versions of 40x processors, namely 403 and 405GP and associated
> errata.
> - Last two patches are trivial changes in TLB miss handlers to reduce number
> of scratch registers.
> 
> [...]

Applied to powerpc/next.

[01/13] powerpc: Remove Xilinx PPC405/PPC440 support
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/7ade8495dcfd788a76e6877c9ea86f5207369ea4
[02/13] powerpc/40x: Rework 40x PTE access and TLB miss
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/2c74e2586bb96012ffc05f1c819b05d9cad86d6e
[03/13] powerpc/pgtable: Drop PTE_ATOMIC_UPDATES
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/4e1df545e2fae53e07c93b835c3dcc9d4917c849
[04/13] powerpc/40x: Remove support for IBM 403GCX
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/1b5c0967ab8aa9424cdd5108de4e055d8aeaa9d0
[05/13] powerpc/40x: Remove STB03xxx
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/7583b63c343c1076c89b2012fd8758473f046f5f
[06/13] powerpc/40x: Remove WALNUT
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/5786074b96e38691a0cb3d3644ca2aa5d6d8830d
[07/13] powerpc/40x: Remove EP405
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/548f5244f1064c9facb19c5e97c21e1e80102ea0
[08/13] powerpc/40x: Remove support for ISS Simulator
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/2874ec75708eed59a47a9a986c02add747ae6e9b
[09/13] powerpc/40x: Remove support for IBM 405GP
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/7d372d4ccdd55d5ead4d4ecbc336af4dd7d04344
[10/13] powerpc/40x: Remove IBM405 Erratum #51
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/59fb463b48e904dfdfff64c7dd4d67f20ae27170
[11/13] powerpc: Remove IBM405 Erratum #77
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/455531e9d88048c025ff9099796413df748d92b9
[12/13] powerpc/40x: Avoid using r12 in TLB miss handlers
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/797f4016f6da4a90ac83e32b213b68ff7be3812b
[13/13] powerpc/40x: Don't save CR in SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH6
        https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/3aacaa719b7bf135551cabde2480e8f7bfdf7c7d

cheers