Re: [PATCH 02/23] x86, realmode: realmode.bin infrastructure

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 05/08/2012 12:14 PM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>
>> How much is needed to avoid this misuse of kernel-internal build rules?
>> This was and is an ugly hack.
>>
> 
> It is more or less the same as for arch/x86/boot and other things.  If
> there are better ways to do it suggestions are very much appreciated.
> 
> However, it is a bit of a tricky bit because we need *some* of the bits
> of the target compiler configuration and some not (this is the same as
> arch/x86/boot etc.)  It is not "pure target" but it's also most
> definitely not host.
> 

Anyway... to answer your direct question: all of that would have been
required anyway.  In therms of build rules the overall patchset is
pretty much a lateral move from arch/x86/kernel/acpi/rm to
arch/x86/realmode/rm.  That doesn't mean we couldn't do it
better/centralize/etc; however, none of this is new and would be a
separate change.

	-hpa

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/