From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: bugme-daemon-590EEB7GvNiWaY/ihj7yzEB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org Subject: [Bug 10967] include/asm-i386 removed but not documented Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:54:20 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20080623185420.A5AFB11D109@picon.linux-foundation.org> References: Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-man-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-man@vger.kernel.org http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10967 devzero-S0/GAf8tV78@public.gmane.org changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |devzero-S0/GAf8tV78@public.gmane.org ------- Comment #1 from devzero-S0/GAf8tV78@public.gmane.org 2008-06-23 11:54 ------- >Problem Description:Between kernel 2.6.23.17 and 2.6.24 the include/asm-i386 >directory was removed it`s because of i386/x64 unification. see http://lwn.net/Articles/243704/ >there is no mention of it in the change log or the documentation. it`s all documented - it began here http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=96a388de5dc53a8b234b3fd41f3ae2cedc9ffd42 and this is the latest information about those changes in asm-i386 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=history;f=include/asm-x86;h=9999ac87466fcbe63aa527c61f1e11627a349dea;hb=481c5346d0981940ee63037eb53e4e37b0735c10 git provides more detail than any documentation can provide. it`s the whole changelog for the kernel - patch by patch. >There are still many source files that include headers from asm-i386 which ? >and also third party software that will try to include /usr/include/asm-i386 >will now be broken for anyone trying to compile a kernel on a 32 bit CPU. yes, we know out of tree code is a pain in the ass - but it`s like that - and that`s the way it is. see http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html