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Re: [PATCH] hp-timing for ppc32/64
> I believe that it is better to support the majority in the libc trunk based
> on the PowerPC arch timebase. We would deprecate support for 601 and 403gx
> and move any support to ports. We can now use -with-cpu=[601,403] to
> override hp-timing.h (either simply disables hp-timing or add chip specific
> implementation). This compromise allows the powerp32 majority to use
> hp-timing and allows anyone who wants to build libc for 601 or 403 to do
> so.
I very strongly disagree. I am perfectly fine with not enabling the
hp_timing facility on those CPUs, but I disagree with dropping support
in glibc for those CPUs just because you have an include dependency
problem. (Beside, can't you just define dl_hwcap as an extern and be
done with it ?) There are still people using machines with 601's who
expect current distros to work, and probably more with 403GX wince it's
what is in the Tivo.
Ben.