linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: fix UTS_MACHINE to be i386 for 32-bit build and x86

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Date:	Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:00:24 +0100
From:	"Andreas Herrmann" <andreas.herrmann3@....com>
To:	"Sam Ravnborg" <sam@...nborg.org>
cc:	"Andreas Herrmann" <aherrman@...or.de>,
	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...hat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"Roman Zippel" <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>,
	"LKML" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: fix UTS_MACHINE to be i386 for 32-bit build
 and x86_64 for 64-bit build

On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 11:41:29AM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 10:34:37AM +0100, Andreas Herrmann wrote:
> > On Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 03:37:31PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > > 
> > > Note: This patch does not fix the uname -m issue - to do so
> > > Andreas' patch is needed.
> > > 
> > > 	Sam
> > 
> > Linus,
> > 
> > The issue Sam refers to is that UTS_MACHINE is set to "x86" instead of
> > "i386" or "x86_64" when building with ARCH=x86. Thus the new kernel
> > when booted will give either "x86" on x86_64 and many i386 systems or
> > even "x66" on other i386 systems for 'uname -m'.
> > 
> > Many tools rely on the usual values of "x86_64", "i366" and "i686"
> > here. So we shouldn't change this.
> 
> Andreas - I will suggest you to submit a new patch with
> a better changelog where you jsut describe what you fix.
> The above explanations looks a bit weird if read stand alone.

Ok, I'll resend the patch with an updated changelog asap.

> You can always add additional comments after the line containing:
> ---
> 
> In this way it is not included in the changelog but Linus can read it.
> 
> Anyway - your patch has my ack.

Thanks,


Andreas



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