linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: DS cleanup

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Message-ID: <4816299B.5040002@zytor.com>
Date:	Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:46:35 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Markus Metzger <markus.t.metzger@...el.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: DS cleanup - dont treat 0 as NULL

Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> 
> Actually I wonder why in original code Atom processors was
> _that_ aligned? Was it made with a special purpose? yes,
> it's a mobile platform, but can't see any reason for such
> alignment.
> 

[...]

> @@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ void __cpuinit ds_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
>  			ds_configure(&ds_cfg_var);
>  			break;
>  		case 0xF: /* Core2 */
> -        case 0x1C: /* Atom */
> +		case 0x1C: /* Atom */
>  			ds_configure(&ds_cfg_64);
>  			break;
>  		default:
> 

Nevermind, I was looking for a *memory* alignment... :-/

	-hpa
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