Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/4 v2] [GIT PULL][v3.2] x86: Consolidate 32 and 64 bit thread_info | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Date | Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:17:13 -0700 |
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Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
>On Fri, 2011-08-05 at 19:04 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >> On 08/05/2011 06:11 PM, Steven Rostedt wrote: >> > >> > Thomas, Ingo, and Peter(s), >> > >> > On IRC, Peter Zijlstra mentioned to me the difference between >> > 32bit and 64bit x86 on how thread_info is handled with interrupts. >> > I mentioned that they should be more the same, and Peter agreed. >> > >> > I decided to do so, and ended up with the following patches. >> > I marked this for v3.2 as it should be tested a bit before going >into >> > mainline. I've ran several configs on it, but more testing should >be done. >> > >> > Some of the patches are clean ups, but the main ones are patch 3 >and 4 >> > that do the work to convert 32bit of thread_info to be more like >> > the 64bit. >> > >> >> Hi Steven, >> >> I'd like to wait until the merge window is over with pulling in 3.2 >> material ... nothing personal or technical, just to simplify >management. >> >> -hpa >> > >Ping? > >-- Steve
Travelling last and this week... if Ingo doesn't beat me to it pung me again Tuesday if I haven't grabbed it already.... -- Sent from my mobile phone. Please excuse my brevity and lack of formatting.
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