Re: [PATCH] 2.6.1-mm2: Get irq_vector size right for generic subarch UP installer kernels

[James Cleverdon]

On Wednesday 14 January 2004 11:34 am, James Bottomley wrote:
> I don't think this:
>
> +# if defined(CONFIG_X86_SUMMIT) || defined(CONFIG_X86_GENERICARCH)
>
> Is a good idea.  You're contaminating the default subarch with another
> subarch specific #define.
>
> generic arch additions are fine here, but you should find a better way
> to abstract the summit stuff.
>
> James

Sorry, but we've had distro installer kernels, which are uni-proc generic 
subarch kernels, blow up with array overflows on large systems.

What would you suggest I do instead?

-- 
James Cleverdon
IBM xSeries Linux Solutions
{jamesclv(Unix, preferred), cleverdj(Notes)} at us dot ibm dot comm
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