linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] firmware: only allow EDD on x86

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Message-ID: <20091006174411.GB15751@auslistsprd01.us.dell.com>
Date:	Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:44:11 -0500
From:	Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@...l.com>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] firmware: only allow EDD on x86

On Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 03:40:18AM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> Rather than have the EDD depend on !ia64 (and assuming that only ia64,
> x86, x86_64 will be including this Kconfig), have EDD depend on the only
> arches which can support this code.  This should allow all other arches
> to cleanly include the firmware Kconfig.
> 
> Also simplify the x86 string used by FIRMWARE_MEMMAP to match EDD.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>

Acked-by: Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@....com>

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