Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:15:25 +0200 (CEST) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] CONFIG_IA32 |
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On Sun, 25 Sep 2005, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote: > On Sun, 25 Sep 2005, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 07:11:16PM -0400, Brian Gerst wrote: > > > Add CONFIG_IA32 for i386. This allows selecting options that only apply > > > to 32-bit systems. > > > > > > (X86 && !X86_64) becomes IA32 > > > (X86 || X86_64) becomes X86 > > > > Please call it X86_32 or I386, to match the terminology we use everywhere. > > I386 would match the uname, and X86_32 would be the logical countepart > > to X86_64. > > ia32 has been in use much longer than x86_32 and more ubiquitous.
Yes, but x86_64 supports ia32, so ia32 is not a good name for (X86 && !X86_64).
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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