linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/boot: remove unused is_big

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Date:	Sun, 14 Feb 2016 14:50:53 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@....org>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/boot: remove unused is_big_kernel variable

On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 01:35:58PM +0100, Nicolas Iooss wrote:
> Variable is_big_kernel is defined in arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c but
> never used anywhere.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@....org>
> ---
>  arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c b/arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c
> index a7661c430cd9..0702d2531bc7 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c
> @@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ typedef unsigned int   u32;
>  
>  /* This must be large enough to hold the entire setup */
>  u8 buf[SETUP_SECT_MAX*512];
> -int is_big_kernel;
>  
>  #define PECOFF_RELOC_RESERVE 0x20
>  
> -- 

Yap, that went out with 5e47c478b0b6 ("x86: remove zImage support")

Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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