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Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 13:56:43 +0200
From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
To: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
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Subject: Re: 64bit clean drivers was Re: Linux 2.4.20-pre1
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> In a perfect would I'd be able to have config_experimental let me pick all
> the stuff not tested on x86_64. To do that sanely we have to fix the
> configuration language otherwise it will just never be maintainable and
> we will spend the rest of 2.4 haunted by "Why has xyz vanished on Alpha 
> in 2.4.21"

I severly doubt this will a problem. If you look at the drivers that
I marked this way on x86-64 I will bet some beer that they never worked
(some not even compiled) on alpha. Worrying about a userbase of drivers
who have never worked does not seem to be very useful. It definitely would
not be a regression at least.

Can you please shortly explain what will not be maintainable with my
proposal? 

-Andi
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