linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Patches for tiny 386 kernels, again. Linux kernel 2.6.22.7

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Date:	Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:09:17 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Jonathan Campbell <jon@...dgrounds.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Patches for tiny 386 kernels, again. Linux kernel
	2.6.22.7

On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 01:51:17AM -0700, Jonathan Campbell wrote:


 > +#if defined(__i386__) && defined(CONFIG_DMI)
 >  	dmi_check_system(acpi_dmi_table);
 >  #endif
 >  
 > +#ifdef CONFIG_DMI
 >  	dmi_scan_machine();
 > +#endif
 >  
 > +#ifdef CONFIG_DMI
 >  	/* Check and install the TSC clocksource */
 >  	dmi_check_system(bad_tsc_dmi_table);
 > +#endif
 >  
 > +#ifdef CONFIG_DMI
 >  	dmi_check_system(acpi_osl_dmi_table);
 > +#endif
 
Instead of adding all these ifdefs, we could just define
add something along the lines of..

#ifndef CONFIG_DMI
#define dmi_check_system do {} while (0)
#endif

in some header, which hides the uglies away from the code
whilst having the same net effect.

	Dave

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