Re: [PATCH 0/3] sparc32: allow a kernel loaded away from the start of RAM

Magnus Lindholm <[email protected]> Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:05:12 +0200

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Hi Sam,

On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM Sam Ravnborg <[email protected]> wrote:
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> I thought Viking was only used by the large sun4d machine.
> Good to learn something new here.
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> Nice to see someone having fun with these Sun machines.
> I gave up and have actually tried to have the support for sun4m and
> sun4d removed from the kernel.
>

I think I remember some of those discussions on the mailing list. I'm glad
the code was kept, the old sparcs still have a few cpu cycles to give.

Magnus