linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.24-rc3-mm1

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Date:	Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:05:44 +0200
From:	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <k.shutemov@...esys.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Andreas Herrmann <aherrman@...or.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: 2.6.24-rc3-mm1

On [Fri, 23.11.2007 01:48], Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Nov 2007, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:22:05 +0200 "Kirill A. Shutemov" <k.shutemov@...esys.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On x86_64 'uname -m' return 'x86'.  It break many userspace programs. apt
> > > and rpm for example.
> > > 
> > 
> > Yes, there have been various discussions about this.  I think Sam is cooking up
> > a fix?
> 
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/19/323
> 
> I push it Linus wards ASAP.
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 116b03a..7aa1dc6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ endif
 $(srctree)/arch/x86/Makefile%: ;
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y)
+        UTS_MACHINE := i386
         include $(srctree)/arch/x86/Makefile_32
 else
+        UTS_MACHINE := x86_64
         include $(srctree)/arch/x86/Makefile_64
 endif

Many programs expect i686 on Pentium II.

-- 
Regards,  Kirill A. Shutemov
 + Belarus, Minsk
 + Velesys LLC, http://www.velesys.com/
 + ALT Linux Team, http://www.altlinux.com/

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