From: Paolo Ornati <ornati@despammed.com>
To: John Gluck <jgluckca@netscape.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: question about setup.c
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 11:47:31 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200312261147.31179.ornati@despammed.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3FE88CE8.1020109@netscape.net>
On Tuesday 23 December 2003 19:43, John Gluck wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been poking around the kernel startup code to try and understand
> the sequence of events. I came across something I don't understand and
> which might be redundant.
>
> This is from the 2.6.0 kernel:
>
> In arch/i386/kernel/setup.c the parse_cmdline_early() function, the
> argument "mem=XXX[kKmM]" is parsed.
>
> In arch/sh/kernel/setup.c the parse_cmdline() function also parses
> "mem=XXX[kKmM]"
>
> Could someone please explain this.
This is because they are two different architectures!
If you are compiling for i386 you aren't compiling for any other
architecture, and vice versa!
IOW: only one subdirectory of "linux/arch" is used for each compilation.
>
> I am not subscribed to this list so a reply directly to me would be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks and a Merry Christmas to everyone
>
> John
>
BYE
--
Paolo Ornati
Linux v2.4.23
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2003-12-23 18:43 question about setup.c John Gluck
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