linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 13/33] Add a new head.S start-of-day file for booting on Xen.

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Message-ID: <44BD40F4.2060307@goop.org>
Date:	Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:13:40 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
CC:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>,
	Ian Pratt <ian.pratt@...source.com>,
	Christian Limpach <Christian.Limpach@...cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 13/33] Add a new head.S start-of-day file for	booting
 on Xen.

Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> I didn't see much of this last sentence in the actual patch, which is
> good, because I just don't see any reason to do that at all; if they
> features are there anyway, why not preserve their detection, it's not
> hurting and it means you need to be less different "just because"...
>   
mach-xen/head.S is simpler than kernel/head.S, partly because it doesn't 
contain the CPU identification and feature tests (cpuid is assumed, 
though ironically, we don't actually use it).

    J

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