Question: machine/powerpc/times.c

[Jeff Johnston]

On 05/23/2013 10:01 AM, Joel Sherrill wrote:
> Hi
>
> The file machine/powerpc/times.c does not appear to
> be machine specific but more of a system dependent file.
> We don't want to use it on RTEMS.
>
> Any idea why it is there? What uses it?
>
> Removing it is one option but if it is really used, then we would be
> breaking something else.
>
> http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/times.c?cvsroot=src
>
>
> I can't see any history except that Jeff added it, then renamed it. :)
>
> Should it be disabled for RTEMS, moved somewhere more appropriate,
> or killed?
>

Aldy added the function before I renamed it.  I have cc'd him here.  I 
would imagine he did so to support running a gcc test-suite and so it 
should not be removed, but I'll let him pipe in.

-- Jeff J.