Re: Linux-2.6.5-1.358 SMP

From: Richard B. Johnson (root_at_chaos.analogic.com)
Date: 10/06/04

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To: Jan Dittmer <jdittmer@ppp0.net>

    On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Jan Dittmer wrote:

    > Richard B. Johnson wrote:
    > > Hello,
    > >
    > > I almost have everything converted over from 2.4.26 to
    > > 2.6.whatever.
    > >
    > > I need to make some modules that have lots of assembly code.
    > > This assembly uses the UNIX calling convention and can't be
    > > re-written (it would take many months). The new kernel
    > > is compiled with "-mregparam=2". I can't find where that's
    > > defined. I need to remove it because I cannot pass parameters
    > > to the assembly stuff in registers.
    > >
    > > Where is it defined??? I grepped through all the scripts and
    > > the hidden files, but I can't discover where it's defined.
    >
    > You don't mean CONFIG_REGPARM=n:
    >
    > arch/i386/Makefile:cflags-$(CONFIG_REGPARM) += $(shell if [
    > $(GCC_VERSION) -ge 0300 ] ; then echo "-mregparm=3"; fi ;)
    >
    > ?

    Okay. Thanks. I wouldn't have guessed what to look for.

    Cheers,
    *** Johnson
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