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[2/2] arch: remove support for SuperH 2 and SuperH 3

Message ID 1365362725-30251-3-git-send-email-thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com
State Superseded
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Thomas Petazzoni April 7, 2013, 7:25 p.m. UTC 
The SuperH 2 architecture is a noMMU architecture from Renesas, and
its Linux support is really poor. A number of packages fail to build,
the kernel support is almost inexistant, we have never heard of any
user of it.

I was originally the one who introduced support for SuperH 2, but the
project switched to a different architecture due to the poor Linux
support for SuperH 2.

Regarding SuperH 3, I've never heard of Linux support for it that is
used in practice.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
---
 arch/Config.in.sh                        |   18 ++------------
 package/flashbench/flashbench.mk         |    4 +--
 package/kexec/Config.in                  |    2 +-
 package/multimedia/mplayer/Config.in     |    3 +--
 toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in   |   40 ------------------------------
 toolchain/toolchain-external/ext-tool.mk |    6 -----
 toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk               |   20 ---------------
 7 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 87 deletions(-)

Comments

Arnout Vandecappelle April 9, 2013, 6:14 a.m. UTC | #1 
On 07/04/13 21:25, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> The SuperH 2 architecture is a noMMU architecture from Renesas, and
> its Linux support is really poor. A number of packages fail to build,
> the kernel support is almost inexistant, we have never heard of any
> user of it.
>
> I was originally the one who introduced support for SuperH 2, but the
> project switched to a different architecture due to the poor Linux
> support for SuperH 2.
>
> Regarding SuperH 3, I've never heard of Linux support for it that is
> used in practice.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni<thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
> ---
>   arch/Config.in.sh                        |   18 ++------------
>   package/flashbench/flashbench.mk         |    4 +--
>   package/kexec/Config.in                  |    2 +-
>   package/multimedia/mplayer/Config.in     |    3 +--
>   toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in   |   40 ------------------------------
>   toolchain/toolchain-external/ext-tool.mk |    6 -----
>   toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk               |   20 ---------------
>   7 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 87 deletions(-)

  git grep 'sh[23]' tells me:

- some comments in qemu.mk can be removed;
- package/binutils/binutils-*/120-sh-conf.patch can probably be removed 
(I think the target name is always sh-x-y for sh4).

  Regards,
  Arnout
Phil Edworthy April 11, 2013, 9:04 a.m. UTC | #2 
Hi Thomas,

> The SuperH 2 architecture is a noMMU architecture from Renesas, and
> its Linux support is really poor. A number of packages fail to build,
> the kernel support is almost inexistant, we have never heard of any
> user of it.
> 
> I was originally the one who introduced support for SuperH 2, but the
> project switched to a different architecture due to the poor Linux
> support for SuperH 2.
Actually, there are a couple of sh2a devices that are supported in the 
upstream Linux kernel, the sh7264 and sh7269 devices. Though they lack a 
number of upstream drivers, the basics are there, and there are a number 
of out-of-tree drivers. I also know of a number of customers using these 
devices with Buildroot, mostly in Japan.

The main reason that most packages fail to build is the noMMU 
architecture. That, of course, is a problem. However, I have found that it 
is useful to use Buildroot to build the busybox and a few packages at 
least. One of the main reasons for using Buildroot is that it is the one 
of the few tools that can build for noMMU devices.

> Regarding SuperH 3, I've never heard of Linux support for it that is
> used in practice.
Regarding the other Renesas families that are removed by this patch, I 
would agree that there are any users.

So, can we keep sh2a?

Regards
Phil
Thomas Petazzoni April 11, 2013, 9:50 a.m. UTC | #3 
Hello,

On Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:04:33 +0100, phil.edworthy@renesas.com wrote:

> So, can we keep sh2a?

Ok, sure. I'll change the patch to remove only SH3. I'll try to contact
you separately whenever we have SH2 related build issues, when they are
not stricly noMMU related.

I presume you actually have real hardware to test the systems generated
by Buildroot?

Thanks for your feedback!

Thomas
Phil Edworthy April 11, 2013, 10:11 a.m. UTC | #4 
Hi Thomas,

> > So, can we keep sh2a?
> 
> Ok, sure. I'll change the patch to remove only SH3. I'll try to contact
> you separately whenever we have SH2 related build issues, when they are
> not stricly noMMU related.
Ok, thanks!
 
> I presume you actually have real hardware to test the systems generated
> by Buildroot?
Yes, I have a sh7264 and sh7269 board I can use.
 
Thanks
Phil
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diff --git a/arch/Config.in.sh b/arch/Config.in.sh
index cf70fd5..c919e56 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in.sh
+++ b/arch/Config.in.sh
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@  choice
 	help
 	  Specific CPU variant to use
 
-config BR2_sh2
-	bool "sh2 (SH2 big endian)"
-config BR2_sh2a
-	bool "sh2a (SH2A big endian)"
-config BR2_sh3
-	bool "sh3 (SH3 little endian)"
-config BR2_sh3eb
-	bool "sh3eb (SH3 big endian)"
 config BR2_sh4
 	bool "sh4 (SH4 little endian)"
 config BR2_sh4eb
@@ -24,10 +16,6 @@  config BR2_sh4aeb
 endchoice
 
 config BR2_ARCH
-	default "sh2"		if BR2_sh2
-	default "sh2a"		if BR2_sh2a
-	default "sh3"		if BR2_sh3
-	default "sh3eb"		if BR2_sh3eb
 	default "sh4"		if BR2_sh4
 	default "sh4eb"		if BR2_sh4eb
 	default "sh4a"		if BR2_sh4a
@@ -35,7 +23,5 @@  config BR2_ARCH
 	default "sh64"		if BR2_sh64
 
 config BR2_ENDIAN
-	default "LITTLE"	if BR2_sh3 || BR2_sh4 || BR2_sh4a || \
-				   BR2_x86_64 || BR2_sh64
-	default "BIG"		if BR2_sh2 || BR2_sh2a || BR2_sh3eb || \
-				   BR2_sh4eb || BR2_sh4aeb
+	default "LITTLE"	if BR2_sh4 || BR2_sh4a || BR2_sh64
+	default "BIG"		if BR2_sh4eb || BR2_sh4aeb
diff --git a/package/flashbench/flashbench.mk b/package/flashbench/flashbench.mk
index 45d0540..4ea8f5d 100644
--- a/package/flashbench/flashbench.mk
+++ b/package/flashbench/flashbench.mk
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@  FLASHBENCH_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 FLASHBENCH_CFLAGS = $(TARGET_CFLAGS)
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_microblaze)$(BR2_sh2a),y)
-# microblaze and sh2a toolchains only provide LLONG_MAX when used with gnu99 dialect
+ifeq ($(BR2_microblaze),y)
+# microblaze toolchains only provide LLONG_MAX when used with gnu99 dialect
 FLASHBENCH_CFLAGS += -std=gnu99
 endif
 
diff --git a/package/kexec/Config.in b/package/kexec/Config.in
index 886144f..d82aa11 100644
--- a/package/kexec/Config.in
+++ b/package/kexec/Config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@  config BR2_PACKAGE_KEXEC
 	bool "kexec"
 	depends on BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64 || BR2_arm || BR2_armeb || \
 		BR2_mips || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64el || \
-		BR2_powerpc || BR2_sh4 || BR2_sh4a || BR2_sh3
+		BR2_powerpc || BR2_sh4 || BR2_sh4a
 	help
 	  Kexec is a user space utiltity for loading another kernel
 	  and asking the currently running kernel to do something with it.
diff --git a/package/multimedia/mplayer/Config.in b/package/multimedia/mplayer/Config.in
index e36fc46..35a1d04 100644
--- a/package/multimedia/mplayer/Config.in
+++ b/package/multimedia/mplayer/Config.in
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@ 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MPLAYER
 	bool "mplayer"
 	# Those architectures are not supported by MPlayer
-	depends on !(BR2_sh2 || BR2_sh2a || BR2_sh4a || BR2_sh4aeb \
-			|| BR2_microblaze || BR2_aarch64)
+	depends on !(BR2_sh4a || BR2_sh4aeb || BR2_microblaze || BR2_aarch64)
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
 	help
 	  MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems and supports
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in b/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in
index d2f3926..282c2c8 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in
@@ -471,44 +471,6 @@  config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH201103
 	    - SH4A, uClibc, big endian
 	      Not usable in Buildroot yet.
 
-config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH2A_201103
-	bool "Sourcery CodeBench SH 2011.03"
-	depends on BR2_sh2a
-	depends on BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86_64" || BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86"
-	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_UCLIBC
-	select BR2_LARGEFILE
-	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
-	select BR2_USE_WCHAR
-	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
-	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_DEBUG
-	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
-	help
-	  Sourcery CodeBench toolchain for the SuperH architecture,
-	  from Mentor Graphics. It uses gcc 4.5.2, binutils 2.20,
-	  uClibc 0.9.30, gdb 7.2.50 and kernel headers 2.6.38. It has
-	  support for the following variants:
-	    - SH2A, uClibc, big endian
-
-config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH2A_201009
-	bool "Sourcery CodeBench SH 2010.09"
-	depends on BR2_sh2a
-	depends on BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86_64" || BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86"
-	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_UCLIBC
-	select BR2_LARGEFILE
-	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
-	select BR2_USE_WCHAR
-	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
-	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_DEBUG
-	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
-	help
-	  Sourcery CodeBench toolchain for the SuperH architecture,
-	  from Mentor Graphics. It uses gcc 4.5.1, binutils 2.20,
-	  uClibc 0.9.30, gdb 7.2.50 and kernel headers 2.6.35.2. It
-	  has support for the following variants:
-	    - SH2A, uClibc, big endian
-
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_X86_201209
 	bool "Sourcery CodeBench x86/x86_64 2012.09"
 	depends on BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
@@ -779,8 +741,6 @@  config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PREFIX
 	default "sh-linux-gnu"           if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH201103
 	default "sh-linux-gnu"           if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH201203
 	default "sh-linux-gnu"           if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH201209
-	default "sh-uclinux"             if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH2A_201009
-	default "sh-uclinux"             if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH2A_201103
 	default "i686-pc-linux-gnu"	 if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_X86_201109
 	default "i686-pc-linux-gnu"	 if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_X86_201203
 	default "i686-pc-linux-gnu"	 if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_X86_201209
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-external/ext-tool.mk b/toolchain/toolchain-external/ext-tool.mk
index 5f467b7..e38ec3e 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-external/ext-tool.mk
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-external/ext-tool.mk
@@ -225,12 +225,6 @@  TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_SOURCE=renesas-2012.03-35-sh-linux-gnu-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.
 else ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH201209),y)
 TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_SITE=https://sourcery.mentor.com/public/gnu_toolchain/sh-linux-gnu/
 TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_SOURCE=renesas-2012.09-61-sh-linux-gnu-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
-else ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH2A_201009),y)
-TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_SITE=http://sourcery.mentor.com/public/gnu_toolchain/sh-uclinux/
-TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_SOURCE=renesas-2010.09-60-sh-uclinux-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
-else ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH2A_201103),y)
-TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_SITE=http://sourcery.mentor.com/public/gnu_toolchain/sh-uclinux/
-TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_SOURCE=renesas-2011.03-36-sh-uclinux-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
 else ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_X86_201109),y)
 TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_SITE=https://sourcery.mentor.com/public/gnu_toolchain/i686-pc-linux-gnu/
 TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_SOURCE=ia32-2011.09-24-i686-pc-linux-gnu-i386-linux.tar.bz2
diff --git a/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk b/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
index e8b2bb4..8553451 100644
--- a/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -181,26 +181,6 @@  ifeq ($(UCLIBC_TARGET_ARCH),sh)
 	/bin/echo "# CONFIG_SH2 is not set" >> $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
 	/bin/echo "# CONFIG_SH3 is not set" >> $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
 	/bin/echo "# CONFIG_SH4 is not set" >> $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-ifeq ($(BR2_sh2a),y)
-	$(SED) 's,# CONFIG_SH2A is not set,CONFIG_SH2A=y,g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-	/bin/echo "# UCLIBC_FORMAT_FDPIC_ELF is not set" >> $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-	/bin/echo "# UCLIBC_FORMAT_FLAT is not set" >> $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-	/bin/echo "# UCLIBC_FORMAT_FLAT_SEP_DATA is not set" >> $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-	/bin/echo "# UCLIBC_FORMAT_SHARED_FLAT is not set" >> $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-endif
-ifeq ($(BR2_sh2),y)
-	$(SED) 's,# CONFIG_SH2 is not set,CONFIG_SH2=y,g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-	/bin/echo "# UCLIBC_FORMAT_FDPIC_ELF is not set" >> $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-	/bin/echo "# UCLIBC_FORMAT_FLAT is not set" >> $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-	/bin/echo "# UCLIBC_FORMAT_FLAT_SEP_DATA is not set" >> $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-	/bin/echo "# UCLIBC_FORMAT_SHARED_FLAT is not set" >> $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-endif
-ifeq ($(BR2_sh3eb),y)
-	$(SED) 's,# CONFIG_SH3 is not set,CONFIG_SH3=y,g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-endif
-ifeq ($(BR2_sh3),y)
-	$(SED) 's,# CONFIG_SH3 is not set,CONFIG_SH3=y,g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
-endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_sh4eb),y)
 	$(SED) 's,# CONFIG_SH4 is not set,CONFIG_SH4=y,g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.oldconfig
 endif