linux-kernel - Re: Please revert 86c0baf123e474b6eb404798926ecf62b426bf3a

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Message-ID: <46409512.5000502@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 08 May 2007 11:19:46 -0400
From:	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...il.nowhere.org>
Subject: Re: Please revert 86c0baf123e474b6eb404798926ecf62b426bf3a



Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Tue, 8 May 2007, Russell King wrote:
>   
>> Shall I invent __CPUINIT to mark data to always be thrown away, or are
>> the x86 folk going to withdraw this patch and do it properly?
>>     
>
> I can certainly revert the patch, but it would probably be better if you 
> were to just start adding the infrastructure you need and send it as a new 
> patch instead (where the revert is part of it, and the __CPUINIT is 
> additional). 
>
>   

I've sent Russell a new patch to test off-list.  He or I will submit a 
fix here after he tests.

P.

> 		Linus
>   
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