Re: [PATCH v1 4/6] driver: Google Bootlog

From: Alan Cox
Date: Tue Jan 25 2011 - 04:43:29 EST


> > 2. EBDA isn't an X86 property it's a PC property. asm/bios_ebda
> > provides one helper and perhaps it all belongs in there (along with 'is
> > it a PC' sanity check)
>
> It's not obvious to me how one would make that sort of check (is a PC)
> at runtime. Suggestions?

I suspect the right thing to do is to put a get_ebda_foo() helper set
into arch/x86 which platforms can override. That way non PC platforms can
simply report zero.

One for the x86 maintainers.

Alan
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