Question: machine/powerpc/times.c

[Aldy Hernandez]

On 05/23/13 15:38, Joel Sherrill wrote:
> On 5/23/2013 3:33 PM, Jeff Johnston wrote:
>> 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.
> If it is specifically to running gcc's test suite on a simulator, then
> it would seem
> to be part of a libgloss BSP.

To be honest, I have no clue.