linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [58/58] x86: remove support for the Rise CPU

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:56:57 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
CC:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	patches@...-64.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [58/58] x86: remove support for the Rise CPU

Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Thursday 19 July 2007 13:13:40 Alan Cox wrote:
>>> - It's not only code, it also bloats everyone's kernel image.
>> Its a miniscule piece of code that is discarded on boot. Yes it might
>> make the image 100 bytes longer, but have you priced a 160GB disk
>> recently. I don't think 100 bytes of disk and 0 of memory really is worth
>> saving for any risk at all. Its not even worth the time to apply the
>> patch.
> 
> The patch is already applied.

Er, huh?  It's not upstream.


> Besides the CPU will likely boot even without special handling.

You don't know this.  Why risk it?  Just leave the CPU magic as-is.

	Jeff


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