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From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH linux-next] Documentation: Build mic/mpssd only for x86_64
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On Thu,  4 Dec 2014 13:27:29 -0800
Ashutosh Dixit <ashutosh.dixit@intel.com> wrote:

> mic/mpssd along with MIC drivers are currently only usable on
> x86_64. So build mic/mpssd only for x86_64 to avoid build breaks on
> big-endian systems.

I can certainly apply this.  But it seems to me that this kind of code
doesn't belong in the documentation directory.  How about a patch to move
it to tools/ ?

jon