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From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2024 12:54:07 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/36] Remove UCLINUX from LTP
To: Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
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Hi Petr,

On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 12:50=E2=80=AFPM Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz> wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 2:52=E2=80=AFAM Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz> wrot=
e:
> > > UCLINUX is broken in LTP and nobody really cares. Actually I dare to
> > > say UCLINUX is dead. Therefore I prepared patchset to remove UCLINUX
> > > from LTP. We have been actively removing UCLINUX from LTP during rewr=
ite
> > > tests to new LTP API. This removes the rest from the old tests (which
> > > will be sooner or later rewritten to new API).
>
> > > Because the patchset is quite big, I did not want to send it to maili=
ng
> > > lists (but I can do it if you want).
>
> > > Can you please have look at my fork on gitlab, branch: remove-UCLINUX
> > > https://gitlab.com/pevik/ltp/-/commits/remove-UCLINUX?ref_type=3Dhead=
s
>
> > > Build test:
> > > https://github.com/pevik/ltp/actions/runs/7392470215
>
> > Thanks for your series!
>
> Thank you for your feedback.  May I add your Acked-by: tag to the series =
when we
> agree to merge?

I am not sure I agree with this series.
Removing support for UCLINUX from LTP is almost a guarantee for
not noticing when more breakage is introduced.

How exactly is UCLINUX broken in LTP?

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like t=
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                                -- Linus Torvalds