linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/9] x86, xsave: xsave/xrstor support

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Date:	Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:19:17 +0200
From:	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...access.nl>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>,
	Pádraig Brady <P@...igBrady.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"arjan@...ux.intel.com" <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	"roland@...hat.com" <roland@...hat.com>,
	"drepper@...hat.com" <drepper@...hat.com>,
	"mikpe@...uu.se" <mikpe@...uu.se>,
	"chrisw@...s-sol.org" <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 0/9] x86, xsave: xsave/xrstor support

On 01-08-08 16:49, Andi Kleen wrote:

>> For real ISA at the least, the best fix I feel is just not go grabbing 
>> resources without anything (ie, ISAPnP) or anyone (ie, the user) telling 
> 
> Really old systems don't have isapnp. Neither have smbus devices.
> 
>> us that's where the hardware's at.
> 
> That would mean the users on these systems would need to add tons
> of obscure command line options.

No, it means users on those 1% of systems that are using drivers that 
break the other 99% would have to for those one or two drivers that do.

And as said, we don't care.

Rene.
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