linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/vdso] clocksource: Replace vread with generic arch data

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Date:	Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:22:03 -0400
From:	Andrew Lutomirski <luto@....edu>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	mingo@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	johnstul@...ibm.com, tony.luck@...el.com, fenghua.yu@...el.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...ux.intel.com, clemens@...isch.de,
	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Linux Arch Mailing List <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/vdso] clocksource: Replace vread with generic arch data

On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 4:59 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com> wrote:
> On 07/21/2011 01:49 PM, Andrew Lutomirski wrote:
>>
>> Whoops.  If only cross-compiler toolchains were easy to build...
>>
>
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/tools/crosstool/

I didn't realize that thing was still maintained.  Neat!

>
>>
>> If I don't hear any better suggestions, I'll implement that tomorrow.
>> Do you want an incremental patch or a replacement?
>>
>
> Already did, given the timing.

Presumably this needs a matching fix:

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-tip.git;a=commit;h=574c44fa8fa6262ffd5939789ef51a6e98ed62d7

(Also, none of the IA-64 maintainers have replied to any of my
requests for review.)

--Andy
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