Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755268AbXJ3XGT (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:06:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750981AbXJ3XGK (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:06:10 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:59092 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751351AbXJ3XGJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:06:09 -0400 Organization: Red Hat UK Ltd. Registered Address: Red Hat UK Ltd, Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SI4 1TE, United Kingdom. Registered in England and Wales under Company Registration No. 3798903 From: David Howells In-Reply-To: References: <20071029122759.2846.83510.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk> <15631.1193753689@redhat.com> <27157.1193763218@redhat.com> To: "Suzuki Takashi" Cc: dhowells@redhat.com, torvalds@osdl.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-am33-list@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 0/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300 architecture to Linux kernel [try #2] X-Mailer: MH-E 8.0.3+cvs; nmh 1.2-20070115cvs; GNU Emacs 23.0.50 Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:06:04 +0000 Message-ID: <31286.1193785564@redhat.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1424 Lines: 41 Suzuki Takashi wrote: > But is there any utility that depends on that uname says mn10300? autoconf:-) > I know existing developers should learn the arch name change. > But how many developers? I don't know. MEI probably does. > That's the point. They must always be told or consult the documentations. > Don't you think an arch name should be natural? Can you guarantee there won't be any non-AM33 variants of mn10300 that need supporting? An AM34, perhaps? So basically, the toolchain name should change from am33 to mn10300 by your argument. > People need not to be told on other, at least major, archs. There are plenty of other complications for other archs, such as 32-bit vs 64-bit, LE vs BE and other more subtle variants, so your argument isn't that compelling. > - growing new developers will have difficulties in understanding arch > name difference, You tell them, they then know. It doesn't take long. Standard practice, I suspect, will involve giving them the toolchains and basic root filesystems. The discrepancy has been around for years, and I suspect it's not going to change now. If MEI ask, I will change it. David - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/