linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/mce] x86/mce: Fix 32-bit build

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Date:	Wed, 23 May 2012 18:44:04 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>, mingo@...nel.org,
	hpa@...or.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, frank.arnold@....com,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/mce] x86/mce: Fix 32-bit build

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 06:31:07PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-05-23 at 18:23 +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > I know but I have the exact bit name from the BKDG in the comment above
> > - CntP - and this is used only at one place - here - so no need for the
> > defines, IMHO. 
> 
> Yes, but CntP is such a good name that it actually forced me to look at
> the BKDG to figure out wtf it meant ;-)

Yeah, this is quirks code - you're not supposed to look at it at all :-)

FWIW, I can change it if you feel too strongly about it, I don't really
care that much.

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.
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