Re: mpparse_{32,64}.c merge questions

[Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>]

On Tuesday 04 March 2008, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> (more folks Cc:-ed)
> 
> * Alexey Starikovskiy <astarikovskiy@suse.de> wrote:
> 
> >>> I've decided to start with merge of mpparse files, and I'd like to 
> >>> know your opinion on some differences... Ingo, I know you work on 
> >>> merging the 32/64 files, do I step on your toes?
> >>
> >> My suggestion would be to do a redesign first and then do that for 
> >> both.
> > I was thinking that redesign on one file would go easier... And we 
> > don't need both, do we?
> 
> we dont, but please do _not_ "redesign" anything during unification.
> 
> try to keep it simple and bisectable. Lots of small patches. Stupid
> #ifdefs if need to be. Pick the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version of
> any approach, if it's obvious that the unified version will still work 
> fine. Ask if in doubt.


I agree with Ingo on the "keep it simple" merge steps..

I can't resist mentioning, however, what I'd like to see long term.

I'd like to see mpparse.o depend on CONFIG_MPS=y
I'd like to be able to build CONFIG_ACPI=y and CONFIG_MPS=n

Andy Grover prototyped splititing MPS from ACPI a while back,
but it never made it upstream.

thanks,
-Len