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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] rename thread_info to stack
Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 21:27:21 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070502212721.5883abbc.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0705010210010.1479@scrub.home>

On Tue, 1 May 2007 02:10:34 +0200 (CEST) Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> wrote:

> This finally renames the thread_info field in task structure to stack,
> so that the assumptions about this field are gone and archs have more
> freedom about placing the thread_info structure.

It's been a year or so and I've forgotten what the actual point to these
changes is.  Can we be reminded please?


  reply	other threads:[~2007-05-03  4:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-05-01  0:10 [PATCH 2/2] rename thread_info to stack Roman Zippel
2007-05-03  4:27 ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2007-05-03 10:52   ` Roman Zippel
2007-05-03 21:19 ` Andrew Morton
2007-05-03 21:38   ` Andi Kleen
2007-05-03 21:45   ` Roman Zippel

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