Thread (28 messages) 28 messages, 5 authors, 2024-11-27

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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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
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