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SubjectRe: [RFC Patch v1 00/31] Synopsys ARC Linux kernel Port
On Tuesday 20 November 2012 07:29 PM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Tue 2012-11-20 14:47:37, Pavel Machek wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>>> https://raw.github.com/vineetgarc/publish/master/ELCE-2012-ARC-Linux.pdf
>>>
>>> All comments/criticisms are welcome !
>> Huh. arch/arc is very similar to arch/arm. So similar that it took me
>> 10 minutes to figure out. I guess theres no alternate name arc could
>> use?
> Hmm... "Advanced Risc"... :-(.
>
> Ok, plus there's already computing standard called "arc".
>
> https://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/ARC
>
> What about calling the architecture "sarc" or "syarc" ?

I think it would be best use of everybody's time if you could focus on
the technical content of the port rather than the name. It has been like
that for +10 years and I don't intend to make the kernel port name
different from THE arch name itself.




>
> Pavel



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