[PATCH] Factor uname-based native architecture detection into a common function.
Simon Horman
horms at verge.net.au
Wed May 21 02:34:11 EDT 2008
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:42:10PM -0700, Jamey Sharp wrote:
> This code was copy-pasted into every architecture and was basically
> identical.
>
> Besides producing a nice net reduction in code, this factors a
> portability challenge into a single function that can be easily replaced
> at build-time.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jamey Sharp <jamey at thetovacompany.com>
> ---
> This would allow arch_compat_trampoline to be simplified, since every
> architecture besides i386 has only "return 0;" in the function body now.
>
> Note: I can't confirm that this works on any architecture but i386.
Hi Jamey,
I have been able to confirm that the code at least builds on every
architecture that kexec-tools supports. I have committed it to the tree
as a way of expsosing it to further testing.
Thanks
--
Horms
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