Re: [PATCH v2 12/12] driver: Google Memory Console

[Ingo Molnar]

* Tim Hockin <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This same BIOS logic is used across a number of Platforms.  We could
> use something like the vendor strings to trigger this code off, [...]

Correct.

> [...] I suppose, but ick.  It's already in a google/ subdir and wrapped with 
> CONFIG_GOOGLE_MEMCONSOLE.

That's not the point though - in this day and age we simply do not add non-generic 
hacks like that - we've come a long way since the ISA days. The point is to make it 
safe enough to limit its effects not just to CONFIG_GOOGLE_MEMCONSOLE but also to 
affected hardware only.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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