Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:41:29 +0100 | From | Sam Ravnborg <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86: fix UTS_MACHINE to be i386 for 32-bit build and x86_64 for 64-bit build |
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On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 10:34:37AM +0100, Andreas Herrmann wrote: > On Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 03:37:31PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote: > > > > Note: This patch does not fix the uname -m issue - to do so > > Andreas' patch is needed. > > > > Sam > > Linus, > > The issue Sam refers to is that UTS_MACHINE is set to "x86" instead of > "i386" or "x86_64" when building with ARCH=x86. Thus the new kernel > when booted will give either "x86" on x86_64 and many i386 systems or > even "x66" on other i386 systems for 'uname -m'. > > Many tools rely on the usual values of "x86_64", "i366" and "i686" > here. So we shouldn't change this.
Andreas - I will suggest you to submit a new patch with a better changelog where you jsut describe what you fix. The above explanations looks a bit weird if read stand alone.
You can always add additional comments after the line containing: ---
In this way it is not included in the changelog but Linus can read it.
Anyway - your patch has my ack.
Sam
> > Attached patch fixes that issue. Please apply. > > > Regards, > > Andreas > > -- > x86: fix UTS_MACHINE to be i386 for 32-bit build and x86_64 for 64-bit build > > Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> > Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> > Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> > Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> > Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> > Signed-off-by: Andreas Herrmann <aherrman@arcor.de> Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
> --- > arch/x86/Makefile | 5 ++--- > 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile > index 116b03a..7aa1dc6 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/Makefile > +++ b/arch/x86/Makefile > @@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ endif > $(srctree)/arch/x86/Makefile%: ; > > ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y) > + UTS_MACHINE := i386 > include $(srctree)/arch/x86/Makefile_32 > else > + UTS_MACHINE := x86_64 > include $(srctree)/arch/x86/Makefile_64 > endif > - > - > - > -- > 1.5.3.4 > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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