Re: [RFC, Announce] Unified x86 architecture, arch/x86

Oleg Verych
2007-07-21T22:14:00Z

* From: Alan Cox
* Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:55:12 +0100
* Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903
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> On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:38:39 -0400
> Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:
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>> I agree with Andi... it's quite nice to be able to leave some arch/i386
>> stuff, and not carry it over to arch/x86-64.
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> Its easy enough to push that stuff into arch/x86/legacy and have one
> subdirectory of stuff to pull in for ancient systems.

Or if i386 and virualization guys don't want to quietly break/mess with
stuff pulled by x86-64, move it to x86-64 instead. Elegant, easy, honors
Andi.
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