[RFC] Dropping Alpha sparse mapping support from X

[Dialup Jon Norstog]

Todd,

are you maintaining for the Alpha "community?"  Where do you live?

I've done just what you suggest for people who were deeply involved inthe
Alpha core project.

jn


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From: "Smith, Todd" <Todd.Smith at camc.org>
To: "Linux on Alpha processors" <axp-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:10:25 -0400
Subject: RE: [RFC] Dropping Alpha sparse mapping support from X

> I don't use X on EV4 but I do have a 21066 UDB machine that I still run.
> I hope that dropping total support for EV4 isn't on the table unless
> someone has a better Alpha that they will ship me for the cost of
> shipping.
> 
> Todd Smith
> 
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> From: axp-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:axp-list-
> bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Matt Turner Sent: Thursday, 
> September 03, 2009 17:08 To: xorg-devel at lists.freedesktop.org; 
> debian-alpha at lists.debian.org; Linux on Alpha processors Subject: 
> [RFC] Dropping Alpha sparse mapping support from X
> 
> 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
> 
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