linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] cleanup asm/setup.h userspace visibility

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Date:	Sun, 3 Dec 2006 11:56:40 +0100 (CET)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>
cc:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	Linux/m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] cleanup asm/setup.h userspace visibility

On Sat, 2 Dec 2006, Russell King wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 06:55:39PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > This patch makes the contents of the userspace asm/setup.h header 
> > consistent on all architectures:
> > - export setup.h to userspace on all architectures
> > - export only COMMAND_LINE_SIZE to userspace
> 
> On ARM, all the ATAGs are exported to userspace because they are an API
> for boot loaders to use.  Everything down to the comment "Memory map
> description" should be exported.

Same for m68k: at least MACH_*, CPU*, MMU*, and FPU* are needed to compile
m68kboot.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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