RE: [PATCH] ia64: enable HAVE_COPY_THREAD_TLS, switch to kernel_clone_args

["Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I tried my very best to test this patch including installing Debian 3
> and 4 to try and get my hands on a gcc version that would allow
> cross-compiling for ia64. But no, even that wasn't possible let alone a
> working qemu for ia64. So this is largely untested but hopefully a
> straightforward change. If this breaks something we will hear from
> people if they still care about new kernels on ia64 since they won't be
> able to get any further than trying to start init. :) If this patch
> breaks it, I'll fix it.

My last functional ia64 machine no longer powers on. Unclear if it's just
a broken power supply or something more serious. With almost nobody
in offices/labs anymore my search for another machine is proceeding
slowly.

Which is to say ... it won't be me noticing any breakage (at least not for
a while).

I think Al Viro bought an ia64 on ebay a while back ... if that's still running
perhaps he'll test?

-Tony