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Message-ID: <46A64C7F.5040508@zytor.com>
Date:	Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:01:19 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
CC:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] getting rid of stupid loop in BUG()

Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Could it be a gcc version difference?
>>   
> 
> Likely.  Well, we can always try it and see how much crap turns up.  If
> gcc keeps quiet about it, its certainly an improvement over the dummy loop.
> 
>     J

You could do both, actually.  If gcc sees the end without it, the loop
will simply get dead-code eliminated.

	-hpa
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