From: "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@novell.com>
To: "Adrian Bunk" <bunk@stusta.de>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i386: stand-alone CONFIG_PAE
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:10:29 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4370EA15.76F0.0078.0@novell.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20051108170243.GA3847@stusta.de>
>>> Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> 08.11.05 18:02:43 >>>
>On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 05:55:43PM +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>...
>> Also appropriately qualify both options depending on configured
>> minimum processor type.
>
>With the current semantics of the cpu options this is wrong:
>M386 is a synonym for "kernel runs on all cpus".
No. Such a kernel in fact doesn't run on all CPUs. It's not like it can
take advantage of PAE if it's there, it'll die if there is no PAE.
That's why those that clearly can't have PAE have been excluded.
Jan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-11-08 17:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-11-08 12:57 [PATCH] i386: export genapic again Jan Beulich
2005-11-08 13:08 ` Arjan van de Ven
2005-11-08 13:22 ` Jan Beulich
2005-11-08 13:29 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-11-08 14:17 ` Jan Beulich
2005-11-08 16:52 ` [PATCH] i386: make trap information available to die handlers Jan Beulich
2005-11-08 16:59 ` Randy.Dunlap
2005-11-08 17:08 ` Jan Beulich
2005-11-08 17:13 ` Randy.Dunlap
2005-11-09 8:20 ` Jan Beulich
2005-11-10 12:21 ` Pavel Machek
2005-11-08 20:58 ` Richard Knutsson
2005-11-08 16:52 ` [PATCH] i386: int3 adjustment Jan Beulich
2005-11-09 8:37 ` [PATCH 1/2] i386: double fault adjustment - introduce THREAD_ORDER Jan Beulich
2005-11-09 8:38 ` [PATCH 2/2] i386: double fault adjustment Jan Beulich
2005-11-08 16:54 ` [PATCH] i386: NMI <-> debugging handler adjustments Jan Beulich
2005-11-08 16:55 ` [PATCH] i386: handle NMI case in IPI sending Jan Beulich
2005-11-08 16:55 ` [PATCH] i386: stand-alone CONFIG_PAE Jan Beulich
2005-11-08 17:02 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-11-08 17:10 ` Jan Beulich [this message]
2005-11-08 16:57 ` [PATCH] i386: adjust page fault handling Jan Beulich
2005-11-08 21:22 ` [PATCH] i386: export genapic again Randy.Dunlap
2005-11-09 8:18 ` Jan Beulich
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