Re: [RFC] Dropping Alpha sparse mapping support from X
Staffan Tjernstrom <[email protected]> Fri, 4 Sep 2009 09:07:37 -0500
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On Thu, Sep 03, 2009 at 05:08:00PM -0400, Matt Turner wrote: >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)? > >Thanks, >Matt Turner No problems my end.