Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:52:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:52:04 -0400 Received: from [195.39.17.254] ([195.39.17.254]:7040 "EHLO Elf.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:52:03 -0400 Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 09:57:43 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Rusty Russell Cc: "David S. Miller" , torvalds@transmeta.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@zip.com.au Subject: Re: [PATCH] Important per-cpu fix. Message-ID: <20020906095743.A35@toy.ucw.cz> References: <20020903.231907.21327801.davem@redhat.com> <20020904074612.BA6CE2C073@lists.samba.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20020904074612.BA6CE2C073@lists.samba.org>; from rusty@rustcorp.com.au on Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 05:38:48PM +1000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 942 Lines: 26 Hi! > > Actually Rusty what's the big deal, add an "initializer" > > arg to the macro. It doesn't hurt anyone, it doesn't lose > > any space in the kernel image, and the macro arg reminds > > people to do it. > > > > I think it's a small price to pay to keep a longer range > > of compilers supported :-) > > I disagree. They might not have a convenient (static) initializer, in > which case it's simply cruel and unusual, to work around an obscure > compiler bug. Ugh? of course it will always have convient initializer, namely zero. Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/