Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:15:39 +1000 | From | Greg Ungerer <> | Subject | Re: RFC: Removal of the v850 port? |
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Adrian Bunk wrote: > Is anyone maintaining the v850 port in the Linux kernel or will work on > getting it back into a usable state in the foreseeable future?
The only person I know who can maintain it is Miles. Not sure if he is still active in this space though.
Regards Greg
> Otherwise I'll send a patch to remove it. > > That's not meant personally against anyone, and it would not prevent the > port from getting back into the kernel in the future if someone will > start getting it back into a usable state, but in it's current state > it is simply useless. > > cu > Adrian > > > ----- Forwarded message from Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> ----- > > Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:50:21 +0200 > From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> > To: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Status of the v850 port? > > Trying to compile the v850 port brings you many compile errors, one of > them exists since at least kernel 2.6.19. > > Are there any patches in some external tree that should be merged? > > Or will anyone work on getting this port back into a usable state in the > forseeable future? > > Otherwise the only reasonable option would be to remove this port from > the kernel sources since it is dead code. > > cu > Adrian > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > >
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