linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/9] x86: change most X86_32 pt

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Message-ID: <47ACC6F2.8050601@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:17:38 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
CC:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/9] x86: change most X86_32 pt_regs members to unsigned
 long

Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> Why?! You don't have even minimal chances to unify pt_regs for i386 and
> x86_64.

The structure itself, no.  Some of the users may very well be candidates 
for unification, however.

	-hpa
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