linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] e2fsprogs: m68k bitops fixes

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Date:	Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:49:02 -0500
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@...uu.se>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Andreas Schwab <schwab@...ux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] e2fsprogs: m68k bitops fixes

On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 10:39:32PM +0100, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> Andreas Schwab suggested that there was no longer an advantage
> to using inline asm for these operations, so this new patch
> deletes the m68k-specific code from lib/ext2fs/bitops.h (leaving
> only 32-bit x86 to still use inline asm there).

Yep, agreed.  Thanks for the patch!  I've applied it in the e2fsprogs
maint branch.

It would be a good idea to check the m68k kernel, since it was cribbed
from the kernel sources.  I do agree though that it's unlikely to be a
problem in kernel code.

Thanks again!!

					- Ted
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