On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 22:41:52 -0700 Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 22:05:34 -0700 Randy Dunlap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Use documented tag for "IA-32" (not "i386") to indicate which
> > kernel parameters apply to IA-32.
>
> mv arch/i386 arch/ia32 ;)
>
> Seriously, is there any point in this? Kernel uses the i386 terminology
> and surely there's no confusion over what that represents.
Just that Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt explains what
"IA-32" means when it is used on kernel parameter descriptions:
IA-32 IA-32 aka i386 architecture is enabled.
Our docs need some work. No news there.
hpa wrote:
| We call this architecture "i386" everywhere else. I think it makes more
| sense to change the documented tag to "i386", especially with Intel
| sometimes calling x86-64 "IA-32e".
Sounds reasonable.
Alan wrote:
| NAK. IA-32 is an Intel specific term, and I believe a protected mark at
| that.
OMG, quick, please send a patch for Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.
(big ;)
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~Randy
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