Re: [RFC] Virtual 8086 mode su pport for kernel drivers

Jan Klötzke <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Axel Dörfler" <[email protected]> wrote:
[fault handler]
> > I don't really see any usage case for this, though - and even if 
> > there
> > is one, the current fault handler mechanism should be sufficient 
> > IMO.
> Ok, as I don't have a real usecase too I make it a anonymous union 
> just as 
> Ingo has suggested.

The current fault handler mechanism isn't sufficient for you?

[...]
> I renamed vm86.c to .cpp but left the exported functions 'extern 
> "C"'.
> 
> Despite the changes above I cleaned the code up a bit, reworked all 
> the 
> remarks that I received so far and added some comments. The code is 
> finished 
> so far and I will move on to the VESA driver. Should I submit the 
> current 
> patch series now on the list or (as it's not used by other code yet) 
> when I 
> have the VESA driver/accelerant stuff working?

I would prefer to have it in the kernel now, I guess - it shouldn't 
really hurt anyone, and I would guess it's nicer for you in case we 
would ask you to do any other changes :-)
Anyway, I'm looking forward to this patch, thanks for working on this!

Bye,
   Axel.


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