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Re: [PATCH v1 08/13] sparc32: Drop sun4d/sun4m smp support



Hi Gregor,

On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 11:27:42AM +0100, Gregor Riepl wrote:
> > -	case sun4u:
> > -		printk("SUN4U\n");
> > -		BUG();
> > -		break;
> > -	default:
> > -		printk("UNKNOWN!\n");
> > -		BUG();
> > -		break;
> > -	}
> 
> Assuming there was a reason why there's a check for sun4u here:
This part of the check would never be triggered as the boot process is
stopped way before.

> What will be the user experience when someone tries to boot a LEON
> kernel on a sun4u?
The kernel will halt in the assembler code and will display the
folllowing prompt using the prom:

    This kernel only supports LEON SPARC V8

The string above is how is looks now in my git tree.

	Sam



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