Re: Question: machine/powerpc/times.c

[Aldy Hernandez <aldyh at redhat dot com>]

On 05/23/13 15:38, Joel Sherrill wrote:
> On 5/23/2013 3:33 PM, Jeff Johnston wrote:
> > On 05/23/2013 10:01 AM, Joel Sherrill wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > The file machine/powerpc/times.c does not appear to
> > > be machine specific but more of a system dependent file.
> > > We don't want to use it on RTEMS.
> > >
> > > Any idea why it is there? What uses it?
> > >
> > > Removing it is one option but if it is really used, then we would be
> > > breaking something else.
> > >
> > > http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/times.c?cvsroot=src
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I can't see any history except that Jeff added it, then renamed it. :)
> > >
> > > Should it be disabled for RTEMS, moved somewhere more appropriate,
> > > or killed?
> > Aldy added the function before I renamed it.  I have cc'd him here.  I
> > would imagine he did so to support running a gcc test-suite and so it
> > should not be removed, but I'll let him pipe in.
> If it is specifically to running gcc's test suite on a simulator, then
> it would seem
> to be part of a libgloss BSP.

To be honest, I have no clue.