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Date:	Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:26:46 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: asm-x86/msr.h for sanitized headers: clean it or punt it

Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org> writes:

> The current asm-x86/msr.h does not actually define anything for (!__KERNEL__
> && __i386__).  For x86_64, it fails to build due to u32/u64 types being used.
> Simply not installing the header seems easiest to me.  Otherwise, x86_64 will
> need sanitizing and i386 should have things added back, otherwise it's just a
> pointless empty header.

Please don't -- asm/msr.h is very useful in user space for rdtscll et.al.
I use it all the time in test programs.

-Andi
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