2009/9/3 Matt Turner <[email protected]>: > Hi, > 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)?
Hi I think that EV4 machines are too slow to handle the workload of a current Linux distribution, so we should be happy with what we have. I have some EV4 workstations and know that well. It is a shame for EV5 machines which have still a chance to run new software decently, but again, we should be happy with what we have. So, for me, you could drop non-BWX support if it means continuing to support X on newer Alphas! Bye gl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
