[aarch64-port-dev ] [11u] RFR 8228400: Remove built-in AArch64 simulator

[Andrew Dinn]

On 01/08/2019 01:41, Andrew Haley wrote:
> In general, I don't think that source code cleanups should be done to
> old releases; apart from anything else it messes up the diffs. We
> don't fix whitespace in old code for the same reason.

In this case I don't think that applies (in full force) for the reason
you gave next  ...

> However, there is a point I accept: one could argue that in a sense
> the 8u backport is "new", so perhaps a cleanup is justified for that
> reason.
You are correct that applying these changes to 11u will add differences
when comparing old and new 11u code around the removal. However, it will
also avoid such differences when backporting upstream fixes through 11u
into 8u. I think the latter is the more important side of the equation.

regards,


Andrew Dinn
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