linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: remove superfluous initialisation in boot code.

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Date:	Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:13:35 +0200
From:	"Alexander van Heukelum" <heukelum@...tmail.fm>
To:	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"Alexander van Heukelum" <heukelum@...lshack.com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"LKML" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: remove superfluous initialisation in boot code.


On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:46:14 +0200, "Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu> said:
> 
> * Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@...lshack.com> wrote:
> 
> > --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
> > @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static memptr free_mem_end_ptr;
> >  #define HEAP_SIZE             0x4000
> >  #endif
> >  
> > -static char *vidmem = (char *)0xb8000;
> > +static char *vidmem;
> >  static int vidport;
> 
> thanks, applied. (Btw., you forgot your signoff line - not a big deal 
> for a small fix like this but it's best to always include it for patches 
> you'd like to see go upstream.)

Hmm... I knew I had forgotten something. So I did another round of tests
to see if it was working correctly :-/.

If you like, you can add:
Signed-off-by: Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@...tmail.fm>

Greetings,
    Alexander

> 	Ingo
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