linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PULL] remove arch/h8300

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Date:   Mon, 4 Apr 2022 15:09:36 +0200
From:   John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@...sik.fu-berlin.de>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        "moderated list:H8/300 ARCHITECTURE" 
        <uclinux-h8-devel@...ts.sourceforge.jp>,
        "open list:TENSILICA XTENSA PORT (xtensa)" 
        <linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org>, Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>,
        Linux-sh list <linux-sh@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@....com>,
        linux-riscv <linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PULL] remove arch/h8300

Hello Arnd!

On 4/4/22 15:07, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> 2. arch/sh Hitachi/Renesas sh2 (non-j2) support appears to be in a similar state
>     to h8300, I don't think anyone would miss it
> 
> 8<----- This may we where we want to draw the line ----
> 
> 3. arch/sh j2 support was added in 2016 and doesn't see a lot of
> changes, but I think
>     Rich still cares about it and wants to add J32 support (with MMU)
> in the future
> 
> 4. m68k Dragonball, Coldfire v2 and Coldfire v3 are just as obsolete as SH2 as
>    hardware is concerned, but Greg Ungerer keeps maintaining it, along with the
>    newer Coldfire v4 (with MMU)

I'm always interested in everything m68k and SH, so if something needs attention,
I'm happy to help. I actually have SH-2 hardware at home although I haven't tried
a recent kernel.

Adrian

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