linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86_64 boot -v2: Add linked list of struct setup

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Date:	Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:39:18 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>
CC:	"Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>, andi@...stfloor.org,
	mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86_64 boot -v2: Add linked list of struct setup_data

Paul Jackson wrote:
> Huang wrote:
>> On Sat, 2008-03-29 at 23:31 -0500, Paul Jackson wrote:
>>> Huang wrote:
>>>> +/* setup data types */
>>>> +#define SETUP_NONE			0
>>> This define seems unused?
>> I think this can prevent somebody to use 0 as type id.
> 
> Why is it a good idea to prevent a 0 type id?
> 

It is usually handy to have an ID to use as ignore, or not present, and 
for that to be zero.

	-hpa
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