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Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/2] Make sparcv8 work again on cas enabled hardware


On 11/03/2016 11:22 AM, David Miller wrote:
I personally don't like to see when we drop support for old systems on
the floor just because it's too inconvenient or cumbersome to keep
them working properly.

There's also value in simplifying things by requiring upgrades in lock-step.

We've done this for gcc + binutils at times. I don't see why requiring a new kernel to work with a new glibc should be a burden, so long as the former is actually released before the latter.


r~


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