linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] m68k: introduce a virtual m68k machine

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Date:   Thu, 30 Sep 2021 23:14:50 +0200
From:   John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@...sik.fu-berlin.de>
To:     Laurent Vivier <laurent@...ier.eu>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org, Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] m68k: introduce a virtual m68k machine

Hi!

On 9/30/21 23:11, Laurent Vivier wrote:
>>> --- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.machine
>>> +++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.machine
>>> @@ -145,6 +145,23 @@ config SUN3
>>>
>>>           If you don't want to compile a kernel exclusively for a Sun 3, say N.
>>>
>>> +config VIRT
>>> +       bool "Virtual M68k Machine support"
>>> +       depends on MMU
>>> +       select MMU_MOTOROLA if MMU
>>> +       select M68040
>>> +       select LEGACY_TIMER_TICK
>>
>> Can we avoid selecting this for a new platform?
>>
> 
> I tried but I was not able to have a working scheduler.
> 
> As the machine has been tested with this option and most of the other m68k machines uses it, I will
> keep it.

FWIW, the VM in its current form works very well and reliable and has been
in use as a Debian porterbox for almost a year now without any issues.

root@...chy:~# uname -a
Linux mitchy 5.10.0-rc1-183617-gd7f4e16357f6 #1 Mon Nov 2 12:06:55 CET 2020 m68k GNU/Linux
root@...chy:~# uptime
 23:13:47 up 332 days, 10:04,  1 user,  load average: 0.08, 0.05, 0.06
root@...chy:~#

Would be great if we could get this feature added upstream so I can enable
this kernel configuration in Debian.

Adrian

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