Re: [patch] Re: Linux 2.4.5-ac6

From: Ivan Kokshaysky (ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru)
Date: Fri Jun 08 2001 - 12:23:26 EST


On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 06:08:46PM +0200, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> Oh well, so they cheat -- they claim in their docs the kernel may choose
> whatever address it considers appropriate and then rely on particular
> behaviour. What for, I wonder... I guess they weren't able to resolve
> signedness issues...

*Sigh*. Do not trust docs... even DEC docs :-(
 
> Still it has two loops... I'm not sure how to eliminate one of them at
> the moment, though.

Me either; I'll think about that.

> I think we might also consider moving the
> compatibility crap into arch/alpha/kernel.

This also would be acceptable, IMO.

Ivan.
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