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From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net>
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Subject: Re: x86/uv cleanups
Date:   Tue, 5 May 2020 09:36:46 -0700
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Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>, x86@kernel.org,
        Mike Travis <mike.travis@hpe.com>,
        Russ Anderson <russ.anderson@hpe.com>,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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To:     Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@hpe.com>
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> On May 5, 2020, at 9:25 AM, Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@hpe.com> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BFYes, we do see a need to clean up old code where it exists, but w=
e would like
> to assume this responsibility ourselves in order to ensure functional cont=
inuity
> with externally available open-sourced modules that our customers rely on.=
  This
> code supports current Superdome Flex systems, as well as forthcoming platf=
orms
> based on Intel Cooper Lake and Sapphire Rapids processors.  Some cleanup i=
s
> already being included as part of a forthcoming patchset in support of the=

> upcoming Sapphire Rapids platform.
>=20

What is =E2=80=9Cfunctional continuity=E2=80=9D?  How does unused code suppo=
rt anything?

> Nacked-by: Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@hpe.com>
>=20
>> On Mon, May 04, 2020 at 07:15:16PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>> Hi x86 maintainers,
>>=20
>> this series removes various exports and sniplets of dead code
>> from the x86/uv code.
>>=20
>> Diffstat:
>>=20
>>  8 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 111 deletions(-)