linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Configure out doublefault exception handler (Linux Tiny)

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Date:	Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:59:09 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...x.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>,
	Linux-tiny@...enic.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Configure out doublefault exception handler (Linux
	Tiny)


* Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...x.org> wrote:

> Enclosed patch allows to configure out the doublefault exception 
> handler. The original patch of Matt Mackall added the option in 
> init/Kconfig, but because this is a x86-specific thing, I thought 
> arch/x86/Kconfig would be a better place. Is that correct ?

we already have it for 32-bit - would you mind to do a patch to extend 
this to 64-bit as well?

> This patch applies on top on the DMI scanning code patch I've sent 
> yesterday, because the DOUBLEFAULT config option is right after the 
> DMI config option. Is that ok, or should I propose a patch on top of a 
> vanilla 2.6.25-rc1 ?

please send patches against x86.git:

  http://people.redhat.com/mingo/x86.git/README

	Ingo
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