linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.24 patch] x86: allow 64bit setting in Kconfig

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Message-ID: <20080118170037.GA23297@elte.hu>
Date:	Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:00:37 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, tglx@...utronix.de,
	mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6.24 patch] x86: allow 64bit setting in Kconfig


* Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:

> 
> * Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org> wrote:
> 
> >  # Select 32 or 64 bit
> >  config 64BIT
> > -	bool "64-bit kernel" if ARCH = "x86"
> > +	bool "64-bit kernel"
> >  	default ARCH = "x86_64"
> >  	help
> >  	  Say yes to build a 64-bit kernel - formerly known as x86_64
> 
> thx, i've added this to x86.git.

this broke "make ARCH=i386 randconfig" from working when there's a 
64-bit .config present. (it will not properly generate a 32-bit config, 
but still a 64-bit config)

	Ingo
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