linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] allow bug table entries to use relative pointers (and use it on x86-64)

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Date:	Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:40:48 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] allow bug table entries to use relative pointers (and
	use it on x86-64)


* Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com> wrote:

> This allows reducing the bug table size by half. Perhaps there are
> other 64-bit architectures that could also make use of this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>
> 
> ---
>  arch/x86/Kconfig           |    4 ++++
>  arch/x86/include/asm/bug.h |    2 +-
>  include/asm-generic/bug.h  |    8 ++++++++
>  lib/bug.c                  |   19 +++++++++++++++++--
>  4 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

applied to tip/x86/debug, thanks Jan!

	Ingo
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