Re: [PATCH 00/10] x86: Reduce Memory Usage and Inter-Node message traffic (v3)

2007-09-14 Thread Andrew Morton
On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:56:44 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Changes for version v3: > > cpu_sibling_map has been converted to a per_cpu data array to fix > build errors on ia64, ppc64 and sparc64 to accomodate references in > block/blktrace.c and kernel/sched.c when CONFIG_SCHED_SMT is defined.

Re: Is Sun putting much effort into supporting the gcc/binutils toolchain on sparc64 ?

2007-09-14 Thread David Miller
From: Andrew Walrond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:54:13 +0100 > David Miller wrote: > > > > And _NO_ this does mean continuing to say that Sun isn't doing enough > > to satisfy you, that discourages rather than encourages in case you > > haven't gotten that message LOUD and CLEAR

Re: Is Sun putting much effort into supporting the gcc/binutils toolchain on sparc64 ?

2007-09-14 Thread Andrew Walrond
David Miller wrote: > > The big issue you keep missing in all of your rediculious complaints > is that it takes a lot of time for a company to invest in future > potential revenue. > > Most of Sun's resources are invested in things that make them money > right now and keep the lights on at their

Re: Is Sun putting much effort into supporting the gcc/binutils toolchain on sparc64 ?

2007-09-14 Thread David Miller
From: Andrew Walrond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:43:16 +0100 > And I apologise (to everyone) for any unnecessary rhetoric on my part; I > freely admit that I designed my posts specifically to sparc (ahem) this > debate, but I guess most of you knew that already ;) The big issue

Re: Is Sun putting much effort into supporting the gcc/binutils toolchain on sparc64 ?

2007-09-14 Thread Andrew Walrond
Hi David, David Carlton wrote: > > This is true. I'm not sure how many rounds of layoffs we've had over > the last five years, but there were many, and I'm not completely sure > that we're done. > > It's also true that we're not behaving as well as we should in this > situation. I've forwarded

Re: Is Sun putting much effort into supporting the gcc/binutils toolchain on sparc64 ?

2007-09-14 Thread David Carlton
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:27:38 -0700, Joe Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Like most tech companies that have seen better days, Sun's been > cutting costs to the bone; I'm sure that they don't feel rich. This is true. I'm not sure how many rounds of layoffs we've had over the last five years, but

Re: netconsole support for kernel 2.4 / sunhme patch

2007-09-14 Thread David Miller
From: "Jurzitza, Dieter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:25:45 +0200 > +static void poll_happy_meal (struct net_device *dev) > +{ > + disable_irq(dev->irq); > + sis900_interrupt (dev->irq, dev, NULL); > + enable_irq(dev->irq); > +} > +#endif You obviously did not e

Re: Is Sun putting much effort into supporting the gcc/binutils toolchain on sparc64 ?

2007-09-14 Thread Joe Buck
David Miller wrote: > > I have a full rack of Niagara systems that proves that Sun > > cares to some extent. I get early hardware access and > > documentation access, plus engineers to talk to and ask > > questions of. On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 06:43:35AM +0100, Andrew Walrond wrote: > With all du

Re: Is Sun putting much effort into supporting the gcc/binutils toolchain on sparc64 ?

2007-09-14 Thread Hamish Greig
Andrew Walrond wrote: David Miller wrote: From: Andrew Walrond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:02:08 +0100 So, Sun really _don't_ give a damn about gnu/linux on sparc64. That is a gross mischaracterization of the situation, don't say this, it isn't true at all. I have a full ra