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To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
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Hello Arnd!

On 4/4/22 15:07, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> 2. arch/sh Hitachi/Renesas sh2 (non-j2) support appears to be in a similar state
>     to h8300, I don't think anyone would miss it
> 
> 8<----- This may we where we want to draw the line ----
> 
> 3. arch/sh j2 support was added in 2016 and doesn't see a lot of
> changes, but I think
>     Rich still cares about it and wants to add J32 support (with MMU)
> in the future
> 
> 4. m68k Dragonball, Coldfire v2 and Coldfire v3 are just as obsolete as SH2 as
>    hardware is concerned, but Greg Ungerer keeps maintaining it, along with the
>    newer Coldfire v4 (with MMU)

I'm always interested in everything m68k and SH, so if something needs attention,
I'm happy to help. I actually have SH-2 hardware at home although I haven't tried
a recent kernel.

Adrian

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