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SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/4 v2] [GIT PULL][v3.2] x86: Consolidate 32 and 64 bit thread_info
On 08/05/2011 06:11 PM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>
> Thomas, Ingo, and Peter(s),
>
> On IRC, Peter Zijlstra mentioned to me the difference between
> 32bit and 64bit x86 on how thread_info is handled with interrupts.
> I mentioned that they should be more the same, and Peter agreed.
>
> I decided to do so, and ended up with the following patches.
> I marked this for v3.2 as it should be tested a bit before going into
> mainline. I've ran several configs on it, but more testing should be done.
>
> Some of the patches are clean ups, but the main ones are patch 3 and 4
> that do the work to convert 32bit of thread_info to be more like
> the 64bit.
>

Hi Steven,

I'd like to wait until the merge window is over with pulling in 3.2
material ... nothing personal or technical, just to simplify management.

-hpa


--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.



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