Re: [RFC PATCH 01/20] powerpc/cell: Remove support for IBM Cell Blades
From: Jeremy Kerr <jk@ozlabs.org>
Date: 2024-11-15 00:30:42
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From: Jeremy Kerr <jk@ozlabs.org>
Date: 2024-11-15 00:30:42
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Hi Michael,
IBM Cell Blades used the Cell processor and the "blade" server form factor. They were sold as models QS20, QS21 & QS22 from roughly 2006 to 2012 [1]. They were used in a few supercomputers (eg. Roadrunner) that have since been dismantled, and were not that widely used otherwise. Until recently I still had a working QS22, which meant I was able to keep the platform support working, but unfortunately that machine has now died.
Oh no!
Remove the top-level config symbol PPC_IBM_CELL_BLADE, and then the dependent symbols PPC_CELL_NATIVE, PPC_CELL_COMMON, CBE_RAS, PPC_IBM_CELL_RESETBUTTON, PPC_IBM_CELL_POWERBUTTON, CBE_THERM, and AXON_MSI. Then remove the associated C files and headers, and trim unused header content (some is shared with PS3).
Nice work, thanks for pulling this apart. For the series: Acked-by: Jeremy Kerr <jk@ozlabs.org> Cheers, Jeremy