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

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Date:	06 Mar 2008 12:45:57 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Andrew Haley <aph@...hat.com>
Cc:	Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@...el32.net>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Michael Matz <matz@...e.de>,
	Joe Buck <Joe.Buck@...opsys.COM>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	gcc@....gnu.org
Subject: Re: Linux doesn't follow x86/x86-64 ABI wrt direction flag

Andrew Haley <aph@...hat.com> writes:
> 
> I suppose one could apply the precautionary principle, but those systems that
> don't update kernels won't update gcc either, so the solution won't work.

You seem to assume that running a gcc 4.3 compiled binary requires a 
gcc update. That is not necessarily true.

-Andi
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