From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755661AbZFZKrV (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:47:21 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753545AbZFZKrK (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:47:10 -0400 Received: from mx2.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.151.9]:37339 "EHLO mx2.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752980AbZFZKrJ (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:47:09 -0400 Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:47:03 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar To: Alan Cox Cc: "Pan, Jacob jun" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/9] x86: introduce a set of platform feature flags Message-ID: <20090626104703.GA12446@elte.hu> References: <43F901BD926A4E43B106BF17856F07556412B7E1@orsmsx508.amr.corp.intel.com> <20090626072218.GH14078@elte.hu> <20090626101446.114edbe2@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <20090626094514.GB12571@elte.hu> <20090626111731.539f963e@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090626111731.539f963e@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-ELTE-SpamScore: -1.5 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-1.5 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.2.5 -1.5 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0015] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org * Alan Cox wrote: > > Which bit is not clear? We've been continuously 'driverizing' > > the > > What do you mean by "driverizing". You keep using your made up > word but since nobody else knows what you mean its not productive > to have the discussion using invented terms like that. Yeah, it's a made up shortcut for "turning previously monolithic code into structured, driver-alike code with a driver data structure, possible data fields and function callbacks". See the x86 examples i cited. Ingo