On Thu, Sep 03, 2009 at 05:25:29PM -0400, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > On Thu, Sep 03, 2009 at 05:08:00PM -0400, Matt Turner wrote: > > I'd like to drop support for non-BWX Alphas (EV4 and original EV5) > > from X. These machines can't load/store to single bytes and require > > special sparse memory mappings. > > > > The code required to select which functions (sparse, dense) is > > convoluted, adds an extra layer of indirection, probably gets close to > > zero usage, and even less testing. > > > > Does anyone use X on EV4 or EV5 (not EV56, EV56 has BWX)? > > Well I have a few EV56's, so those are fine. I think one machine I have > is an EV5 or maybe even an EV4, but it only has 32MB of ram so it is > totally useless as debian can't run on it. > > So I personally wouldn't notice the change. Anyone else out there?
Got a PWS 433au: EV56. Proposed change would have no impact here. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bob Tracy | "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit [email protected] | upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin | slitting throats." -- H.L. Mencken ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
