linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sgi-xp: only build for ia64-sn2 when CONFIG_IA64

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Date:	Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:02:56 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Dean Nelson <dcn@....com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sgi-xp: only build for ia64-sn2 when
 CONFIG_IA64_GENERIC specified v.2

On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:33:35 -0500
Dean Nelson <dcn@....com> wrote:

> For the time being build for ia64-sn2 alone when CONFIG_IA64_GENERIC is
> specified.
> 

It is 100% unclear (to me) why this change is being made.

Apparently this is considered a needed-in-2.6.28 change.  But I don't
know why.

If I knew that then I'd be in a better position to work out whether it
is also needed in 2.6.27.x, to which it also applies cleanly.

IOW: better changelogs, please.

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