New: include/asm-i386 removed but not documented
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10967
Summary: include/asm-i386 removed but not documented
Product: Documentation
Version: unspecified
KernelVersion: 2.6.24+
Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux
Tree: Mainline
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P1
Component: man-pages
AssignedTo: documentation_man-pages-ztI5WcYan/[email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Latest working kernel version:2.6.25.8
Earliest failing kernel version:2.6.24
Distribution:N/A
Hardware Environment:i386
Software Environment:N/A
Problem Description:Between kernel 2.6.23.17 and 2.6.24 the include/asm-i386 directory was removed and there is no mention of it in the change log or the documentation. A new directory include/asm-x86 was added, one might assume this to be the replacement but still this also is not documented. There are still many source files that include headers from asm-i386 and also third party software that will try to include /usr/include/asm-i386 will now be broken for anyone trying to compile a kernel on a 32 bit CPU.
Documentation should include recommendations for changes needed to compile on a Linux system that has this alteration.
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[Bug 10967] include/asm-i386 removed but not documented
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10967
devzero-S0/[email protected] changed:
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------- Comment #1 from devzero-S0/[email protected] 2008-06-23 11:54 -------
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Problem Description:Between kernel 2.6.23.17 and 2.6.24 the
include/asm-i386directory was removed
it`s because of i386/x64 unification. see http://lwn.net/Articles/243704/
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there is no mention of it in the change log or the documentation.
it`s all documented - it began here
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=96a388de5dc53a8b234b3fd41f3ae2cedc9ffd42
and this is the latest information about those changes in asm-i386
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=history;f=include/asm-x86;h=9999ac87466fcbe63aa527c61f1e11627a349dea;hb=481c5346d0981940ee63037eb53e4e37b0735c10
git provides more detail than any documentation can provide. it`s the whole changelog for the kernel - patch by patch.
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There are still many source files that include headers from asm-i386
which ?
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and also third party software that will try to include
/usr/include/asm-i386>will now be broken for anyone trying to compile a kernel on a 32 bit CPU.
yes, we know out of tree code is a pain in the ass - but its like that - and thats the way it is.
see
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt
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[Bug 10967] include/asm-i386 removed but not documented
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------- Comment #2 from [email protected] 2008-06-23 12:18 ------- Would have been nice to see a one liner about this change in the change log.
Not trying to be a jerk. I know trying to document everything can be a big job.
Two thumbs up for all the kernel developers and the work they are doing. Thanks.
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[Bug 10967] include/asm-i386 removed but not documented
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