Subject: Re: 2.6.22-ppc8xx fec.c bugs

From: Scott Wood <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:27:58 -0600

[email-masked] wrote:
> I didn't know ppc was deprecated. Why is it so? 

Having separate 32 and 64 bit powerpc trees was a maintenance headache. 
  The way arch/ppc is structured was a maintenance headache.

> I have been using this architecture since I started with Linux (not too
> long ago) because I manage a mpc866 processor.

mpc866 chips are supported in arch/powerpc.

> Do you mean that I should port to arch/powerpc?

Yes.

-Scott