Re: [PATCH take3 00/20] Make common x86 arch area for i386 and x86_64- Take 3

[Chuck Ebbert]

Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Once again here's an attempt to put the shared files of x86_64 and 
>> i386 into a separate directory.
> 
> what do you think about the idea i suggested: to do an x32_/x64_ prefix 
> (or _32/_64 postfix), in a brute-force way, _right away_. I.e. do not 
> have any overlap of having both arch/i386/ and arch/x86_64/ and 
> arch/x86/ - move everything to arch/x86/ right now.

No, no, please don't do that. It would make backporting patches
for stable kernels a real pain.  Moving only the common files 
is the right way to go for a first cut...

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