Re: x86/uv cleanups

[Andy Lutomirski]

> On May 5, 2020, at 9:25 AM, Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> ïYes, we do see a need to clean up old code where it exists, but we would like
> to assume this responsibility ourselves in order to ensure functional continuity
> with externally available open-sourced modules that our customers rely on.  This
> code supports current Superdome Flex systems, as well as forthcoming platforms
> based on Intel Cooper Lake and Sapphire Rapids processors.  Some cleanup is
> already being included as part of a forthcoming patchset in support of the
> upcoming Sapphire Rapids platform.
> 

What is âfunctional continuityâ?  How does unused code support anything?

> Nacked-by: Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@xxxxxxx>
> 
>> On Mon, May 04, 2020 at 07:15:16PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>> Hi x86 maintainers,
>> 
>> this series removes various exports and sniplets of dead code
>> from the x86/uv code.
>> 
>> Diffstat:
>> 
>>  8 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 111 deletions(-)