removal of arch/ppc in 2.6.27?

[Marvin]

Hi,

On Saturday 19 April 2008 17:30:10 Kumar Gala wrote:
> This is intended as a reminder that we plan on getting rid of arch/ppc
> this summer.  I'm guessing based on kernel release times that will be
> 2.6.27.  That would mean 2.6.26 will be the last kernel to support
> arch/ppc.
>
> If people have boards that like ported over please let us know and
> work with us to port this over to arch/powerpc.
>
> Here is a list based on arch/ppc/platforms.  Its not intended to be
> complete but a general idea of what's left in arch/ppc.
>
> PPC_PREP        e6xx

will this be the end of life for all the PReP's ? I remember a patch posted 
some month ago, but didn't heard anything since then. Any news? Or just let 
it die quietly?

Marvin