linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/kbuild] x86: Don't silently override CONFIG

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Date:	Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:31:31 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	David.Woodhouse@...el.com
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/kbuild] x86: Don't silently override CONFIG_64BIT in
	'make oldconfig'

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 02:03:47AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Jeff Dike wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 04:29:38PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>> Jeff, could you re-send this as a proper patch with an SOB line?
>>
>> I could - I wanted to get it out for comment first in case anyone had
>> any conniptions, especially about moving the include of the arch
>> Makefile.
>>
>> I'll take another look at it tomorrow and send it out properly...
>>
>> 				Jeff
>
> Ping on this?  Also, Sam, it would be great if you could comment on the  
> patch:
>
>     http://marc.info?i=20090911211654.GA11399@...user-mode-linux.org

I took a quick look at it this weekend. My first reaction was that um
is now again doing it best to workaround something rather than to
use something.

But I have not had time to come up with any alternative proposal.
I may give it a spin the coming weekend.

	Sam
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