Re: [PATCH/RFC] arch/x86_common: more formal reuse of i386+x86_64 source code

On Thursday 09 February 2006 07:53, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> (not completed yet)
> (patch applies to 2.6.16-rc2)
> 
> Patch is 331 KB and is at
>   http://www.xenotime.net/linux/patches/x86-common1.patch
> 
> From: Randy Dunlap <[email protected]>
> 
> Move lots of i386 & x86_64 common code into arch/x86_common/
> and modify Makefiles to use it from there.

No. That patch doesn't buy us anything and makes it hell
to forward/backward port patches.

-Andi
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