Re: why does stock kernel have an m86knommu port?

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On Sun, 21 Oct 2007, Adrian Bunk wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 21, 2007 at 06:36:33AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> >   perhaps a silly question but, given that the uClinux project is
> > devoted to linux on MMU-less processors, why does the stock kernel
> > tree have that single MMU-less port -- m68knommu -- and no other?
>
> Bogus question - e.g. the blackfin and h8300 ports in the stock kernel
> are for MMU-less processors.

whoops, you're right, my mistake.  but the question remains -- why are
*some* MMU-less architectures supported in the stock kernel and not
others?  or is it just a matter of someone working hard enough to get
that architecture accepted and maintaining it?

rday
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