Subject: Re: Separation of cpu-specific from machine-specific stuff
To: Wolfgang Solfrank <ws@tools.de>
From: Todd Vierling <tv@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/24/2001 12:27:46
On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Wolfgang Solfrank wrote:

: Assume we want to leave machine-specific stuff in src/sys/arch/...
: and move cpu-cpecific stuff to src/sys/cpu/...

: 	a) modifiy config to get config files from
: 	arch/$MACHINE/conf/files.$MACHINE and
: 	cpu/$MACHINE_ARCH/conf/files.$MACHINE_ARCH (probably for a
: 	limited time, until the transition completes, use
: 	arch/$MACHINE_ARCH/conf/files.$MACHINE_ARCH instead of the
: 	latter, if that one doesn't exist)
  ...

Note that src/sys/cpu is not for $MACHINE_ARCH.  We don't yet have a
variable, macro, or constant that reflects the goal of src/sys/cpu.

For instance, src/sys/cpu/mips under the new layout would apply to both
mipseb and mipsel systems.

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