Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:55:56 -0800 (PST) | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH/RFC] arch/x86_common: more formal reuse of i386+x86_64 source code |
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On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Tom Rini wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 10:53:36PM -0800, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > > > (not completed yet) > > (patch applies to 2.6.16-rc2) > > > > Patch is 331 KB and is at > > http://www.xenotime.net/linux/patches/x86-common1.patch > > > > From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> > > > > Move lots of i386 & x86_64 common code into arch/x86_common/ > > and modify Makefiles to use it from there. > > I know I'm quite late here, but perhaps it should be arch/common? I > remember thinking ages ago the i8259 stuff could be shared between ppc32 > and i386 (it was ages ago). And there's possibly other stuff like that.
Hi Tom, Maybe, but ... a few people like the "common" idea, but Andi has vetoed it, so I've dropped it.
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