Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Always select HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS

2022-10-04 Thread Michael Ellerman
On Fri, 16 Sep 2022 23:15:23 +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote: > Currently powerpc selects HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS in all cases > but one. The exception is if the kernel is being built little endian and > explicitly targetted for Power7. > > The combination of Power7 and little endian was nev

[PATCH] powerpc: Always select HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS

2022-09-16 Thread Michael Ellerman
Currently powerpc selects HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS in all cases but one. The exception is if the kernel is being built little endian and explicitly targetted for Power7. The combination of Power7 and little endian was never commercially supported, or widely used. It was only ever possible o