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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86_64: Change FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR to a variable.
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Ingo Molnar wrote:

>
> * Alan Mayer <ajm@sgi.com> wrote:
>
> > Subject: [PATCH] x86_64: Change FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR to a variable.
> >
> > From: Alan Mayer <ajm@sgi.com>
> >
> > The SGI UV system needs several more system vectors than a vanilla
> > x86_64 system. Rather than burden the other archs with extra system
> > vectors that they don't use, change FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR to a variable,
> > so that it can be dynamic.
>
> nice - but please split this up into two patches: first one that changes
> the generic code to use a variable limit - this patch will (should) be a
> functional NOP.
>
> then a second patch adds those two new UV vectors.
>
> Also, could you please also change the 32-bit side as well so that we at
> least keep the two implementations roughly in sync?
>
> Ingo
>

Sure, I can do that.

--ajm


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