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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:46:35 -0700
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To: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: DS cleanup - dont treat 0 as NULL
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Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> 
> Actually I wonder why in original code Atom processors was
> _that_ aligned? Was it made with a special purpose? yes,
> it's a mobile platform, but can't see any reason for such
> alignment.
> 

[...]

> @@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ void __cpuinit ds_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
>  			ds_configure(&ds_cfg_var);
>  			break;
>  		case 0xF: /* Core2 */
> -        case 0x1C: /* Atom */
> +		case 0x1C: /* Atom */
>  			ds_configure(&ds_cfg_64);
>  			break;
>  		default:
> 

Nevermind, I was looking for a *memory* alignment... :-/

	-hpa