Re: [PATCH 0/9] Replace some ARCH_HAS_XYZZY

On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 05:15:10 +0200 Andi Kleen wrote:

> 
> > They are config characteristics (in many cases).  Hiding them in
> > header files with dummy inlines or with ARCH_HAS_XYZZY is still
> > hiding them IMO, although the inlines are better than the
> > ARCH_HAS_XYZZY method.  I prefer to see them in the config space
> > since I think that's where they belong.
> 
> That's just a different way to write a #define. You could as 
> well keep the originals then.

yes, except that
1. these aren't buried in random header files
2. these are in the kconfig system & namespace where they belong

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