"Robert Richter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > x86 CPU specific code is currently implemented in different ways for > 64 and 32 bit. While there are almost no CPU specific files for 64 > bit, there is the arch/x86/kernel/cpu/ directory for 32 bit. Is there > already an idea about whether to use kernel/cpu also for 64 bit?
Well it's already used as it has been pointed out. Regarding the core initialization code: The 32bit set up here is kind of crappy. Initcalls that are commented out, weird ordering, unrelated stuff mixed toegether etc. If you consider "improving" 64bit here then I would suggest to do some major clean up in the 32bit parts first. I personally consider the single file cleaner to hack, but then 64bit is already vastly simpler anyways because it has much less CPUs to support. If anything it would probably make sense to separate out generic stuff (like GDT initialization) from CPU specific initialization. 64bit already separates that better too, but it's also not fully complete. -Andi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
