linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86_64 boot -v2: Add linked list of struct setup

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Date:	Wed, 2 Apr 2008 02:39:47 -0500
From:	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>
To:	"Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>
Cc:	hpa@...or.com, andi@...stfloor.org, mingo@...hat.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86_64 boot -v2: Add linked list of struct
 setup_data

Huang wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-03-29 at 23:31 -0500, Paul Jackson wrote:
> > Huang wrote:
> > > +/* setup data types */
> > > +#define SETUP_NONE			0
> > 
> > This define seems unused?
> 
> I think this can prevent somebody to use 0 as type id.

Why is it a good idea to prevent a 0 type id?

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