linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Use v8086_mode helper, trivial unification

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Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:02:14 -0500
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Use v8086_mode helper, trivial unification

Harvey Harrison wrote:
> Use v8086_mode inline in fault_32.c, no functional change
> also ifdef the section for 32-bit only and add to fault_64.c

The #ifdef is unnecessary, since v8086_mode() is now a constant zero on 
x86-64.  gcc will remove the if clause.

	-hpa
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