Re: [PATCH 2/9] x86: introduce a set of platform feature flags

[Alan Cox]

On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:47:03 +0200
Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> * Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > > Which bit is not clear? We've been continuously 'driverizing' 
> > > the
> > 
> > What do you mean by "driverizing". You keep using your made up 
> > word but since nobody else knows what you mean its not productive 
> > to have the discussion using invented terms like that.
> 
> Yeah, it's a made up shortcut for "turning previously monolithic 
> code into structured, driver-alike code with a driver data 
> structure, possible data fields and function callbacks". See the x86 
> examples i cited.

ITYM Object orientation ?

So do you want a PPC like platform object or some kind of platform object
that creates timer and other objects which are separate ?

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