RE: [PATCH] kvm: external module: fix unifdef problem

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Avi Kivity wrote:
> Christian Ehrhardt wrote:
>> Hollis and I discussed how to continue on that.
>> Atm the upstream code is broken for powerpc and your response is too
>> vague for me to extend our patch in some way.
>> So which way should we go? Will you apply (or should I resubmit ?)
>> Hollis patch for now to fix upstream for powerpc. And we/you extend
>> it later or what else would you prefer?
> 
> My thinking is that we convert CONFIG_* to __i386__, __x86_64__,
> __powerpc__, and the like, using the hack-modules pass in 'make sync'.
> 
> The advantages of that are:
> 
> - 'make sync' headers are architecture independent.  Currently once
> you run 'make sync', the headers become tied to the arch, even the
> ones in include/linux
> - The headers are standalone -- no need for -DCONFIG_* in anything
> that includes it
> - We already mangle things, so it's not a big change
> 
> I think Xiantao was going to try it, but if not, then please do it
> yourself.  I could too, of course, but I prefer someone that can test
> on non-x86 do it.

Okay, I will try it out, and send to you to have the test on non-ia64 platforms. 
Thanks
Xiantao--
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