Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86: remove unused code and data in nexgen.c

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Sun Apr 20 2008 - 16:04:44 EST


H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Dmitri Vorobiev wrote:
>>>
>>> Also NexGen was never shipped anyways, but bought by AMD and became
>>> the K6. So I assume whatever this file is supposed to do is done
>>> by amd.c anyways.
>>
>> IOW, you claim that now it's safe enough to throw away the NexGen
>> altogether?
>>
>
> If it never shipped, then yes, it should be safe to remove.

It was shipped as AMD K6, but I have no idea if this file is supposed
to handle real k6s or just early nexgen engineering samples.

But since it has been basically broken forever (or at least for
all of 2.6) it is probably safe to remove until someone complains.

-Andi
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