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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	mingo@redhat.com, tglx@linutronix.de
Subject: Re: factor out common s2ram wakeup code
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:27:08 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4796519C.6040501@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080122193719.GA3791@elf.ucw.cz>

Pavel Machek wrote:
> It seems to compile 32/64bit, and work 32bit... Now, video code should
> be probably shared with kernel/boot; but that was rewritten to C and
> I'm not sure if I know enough about linkers... basically the C code
> should replace mode_set() and friends. Peter, can you help?

Yes, absolutely.  I think we should probably segregate out into a 
subdirectory the part of the code that should be run in 16-bit mode, and 
then it's just a matter of pretty much replicating the mechanisms used 
in arch/x86/boot.

How can I best be of help?

	-hpa

  reply	other threads:[~2008-01-22 20:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-22 19:37 factor out common s2ram wakeup code Pavel Machek
2008-01-22 20:27 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
     [not found]   ` <20080122205625.GC4317@elf.ucw.cz>
     [not found]     ` <47965B13.9080705@zytor.com>
2008-01-22 21:24       ` Pavel Machek
2008-01-22 21:51         ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-01-22 22:03           ` Pavel Machek
2008-01-22 22:09             ` H. Peter Anvin
     [not found]             ` <47969BB2.2020409@zytor.com>
2008-01-25 23:12               ` Pavel Machek
2008-01-25 23:36                 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-01-24  0:20 ` Rafael J. Wysocki

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