linux-kernel - Re: [RFC, Announce] Unified x86 architecture, arch/x86

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Message-Id: <E1ICNPZ-0000wQ-8G@flower>
Date:	Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:26:53 +0200
From:	Oleg Verych <olecom@...wer.upol.cz>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC, Announce] Unified x86 architecture, arch/x86

* From: Alan Cox
* Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:55:12 +0100
* Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903
>
> On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:38:39 -0400
> Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> wrote:
>
>> I agree with Andi...  it's quite nice to be able to leave some arch/i386 
>> stuff, and not carry it over to arch/x86-64.
>
> Its easy enough to push that stuff into arch/x86/legacy and have one
> subdirectory of stuff to pull in for ancient systems.

Or if i386 and virualization guys don't want to quietly break/mess with
stuff pulled by x86-64, move it to x86-64 instead. Elegant, easy, honors
Andi.
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