linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] intel_txt: fix the build errors of intel

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Date:	Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:48:21 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	"Wang, Shane" <shane.wang@...el.com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"Cihula, Joseph" <joseph.cihula@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"arjan@...ux.intel.com" <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	"chrisw@...s-sol.org" <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	"jmorris@...ei.org" <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	"jbeulich@...ell.com" <jbeulich@...ell.com>,
	"peterm@...hat.com" <peterm@...hat.com>,
	"Wei, Gang" <gang.wei@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] intel_txt: fix the build errors of intel_txt patch on
	non-X86 platforms


* Wang, Shane <shane.wang@...el.com> wrote:

> >> 
> >> If then these should be dummy inlines - but in any case, do you
> >> expect tboot to be used by non-x86 too?
> >> 
> > 
> > It would have to be IA64 ... I can't ask Tony since he's out, but I
> > would assume it is x86-specific at this point.
> > 
> > 	-hpa
> 
> Yes, to my knowledge, it is x86 at this point. TXT-SX is the 
> server extension also for ia32 only.

Then i'd suggest to keep it simple and clean for now and move those 
very few lines to arch/x86 files only. It will be easy to generalize 
it later on, should the need arise.

	Ingo
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