Re: [PATCH/RFC] arch/x86_common: more formal reuse of i386+x86_64 source code

Randy.Dunlap
2006-02-22T20:56:04Z

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Tom Rini wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 10:53:36PM -0800, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
>
> > (not completed yet)
> > (patch applies to 2.6.16-rc2)
> >
> > Patch is 331 KB and is at
> > http://www.xenotime.net/linux/patches/x86-common1.patch
> >
> > From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
> >
> > Move lots of i386 & x86_64 common code into arch/x86_common/
> > and modify Makefiles to use it from there.
>
> I know I'm quite late here, but perhaps it should be arch/common? I
> remember thinking ages ago the i8259 stuff could be shared between ppc32
> and i386 (it was ages ago). And there's possibly other stuff like that.

Hi Tom,
Maybe, but ...
a few people like the "common" idea, but Andi has vetoed it,
so I've dropped it.

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~Randy