linux-kernel - Re: [Patch 2/2] Doc: move Documentation/exception.txt into x86 subdir

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Message-ID: <4A21FA25.2000007@redhat.com>
Date:	Sun, 31 May 2009 11:31:49 +0800
From:	Amerigo Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
To:	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	rdunlap@...otime.net, mingo@...e.hu
Subject: Re: [Patch 2/2] Doc: move Documentation/exception.txt into x86 subdir

Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
>>> What is the reason of this name change exception.txt -> extable.txt
>>>   
>>>       
>> Hello,
>>
>> Because this doc explains how exception tables work on x86, not the 
>> hardware concept
>> "exceptions" of x86 CPU, thus extable.txt is much more reasonable. :)
>>
>>     
>
> In such case you can use exception-tables.txt or
> exception-tables-howto.txt
>   

OK, I will update my patch. :)

Thanks.

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