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SubjectRe: [PATCH/RFC] arch/x86_common: more formal reuse of i386+x86_64 source code
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.

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Tom Rini
http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/
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