Re: Is the sh7785lcr kernel still useful?

On 9/13/24 10:59, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> Hi Ben,
> 
> On Wed, 2024-09-11 at 17:14 +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
>> On Wed, 2024-09-11 at 16:55 +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
>> > > OK, thanks a lot, this is very useful to know.
>> > > 
>> > > But just to clarify, can I just apply this to the current latest Debian
>> > > package, run debian/rules debian/control-real and build the package
>> > > normally?
>> > > 
>> > > Sorry, if that's too obvious, I just want to avoid producing noise.
>> > 
>> > You can apply it to the latest version in experimental, yes.
>> 
>> Thanks! Will give it a try.
> 
> Just as a heads-up: I need a few more days as my sh4 builder is currently busy
> with some GCC test builds ahead of the GCC SH LRA transition. I will test your
> patch set as soon as possible and definitely before the end of next week.

Presumably that's:

  https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/LRAIsDefault

Did you find anything intersting in testing?

I'm using gcc 11.4 and the j-core guys are still deploying with 9.4 (because
it's the musl-cross-make default, ask Rich Felker why). How do I reproduce what
you're testing?

> Adrian

Thanks,

Rob