linux-kernel - Re: CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_BYTES vs. CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE

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Date:	Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:45:12 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...ell.com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_BYTES vs. CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT


* Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...ell.com> wrote:

> What is the reason for having these, under various conditions 
> disagreeing (see i386_defconfig), but supposedly redundant 
> auto-selected config settings?

Mostly historic crappiness. Patches that clean up the situation would be 
welcome :)

	Ingo
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