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Re:PowerPC 601 Support Being Retired in Linux 5.10 – The Fir... by cbmuser on Saturday October 10, 2020 @06:33PM (#24742374)
We are still actively maintaining support for the Motorola 68000 CPU in the kernel which is even older.
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Re:PowerPC 601 Support Being Retired in Linux 5.10 – The Fir... by kjs3 on Saturday October 10, 2020 @07:54PM (#24742810)
Since the 68k ISA is still in production I would hope so. But, with all sincerity, thank you since I still use it.
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Re:PowerPC 601 Support Being Retired in Linux 5.10 – The Fir... by filereaper on Saturday October 10, 2020 @07:35PM (#24742712)
I'd imagine m68k to be in widespread use for industrial applications justifying its maintenance in the kernel.
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