linux-kernel - Re: RELEASE BLOCKER: Linux doesn't follow x86/x86-64 ABI wrt direction flag

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Date:	Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:21:33 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	bunk@...nel.org
Cc:	matz@...e.de, clattner@...le.com, hpa@...or.com,
	richard.guenther@...il.com, Joe.Buck@...opsys.com, hubicka@....cz,
	aurelien@...el32.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gcc@....gnu.org
Subject: Re: RELEASE BLOCKER: Linux doesn't follow x86/x86-64 ABI wrt
 direction flag

From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 00:13:04 +0200

> On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 10:59:21PM +0100, Michael Matz wrote:
> > The problem is with old kernels, which by definition stay unfixed.
> 
> Compiling older kernels with new gcc versions has never been supported.

Adrian we're talking about userland binaries compiled by
gcc-4.3, not the kernel.

Please follow the discussion if you'd like to contribute.

Thanks.
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