linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] Disallow building with gcc

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Date:	Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:52:43 +0100
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Florian Mickler <florian@...kler.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] Disallow building with gcc < 3.4

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 01:14:36PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Disallow building the generic kernel code with gcc < 3.4.  Earlier
> versions of gcc have known problems, and it appears that anyone who
> genuinely needs gcc 3.x can use gcc 3.4 at this point.
> 
> Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...ux.intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>
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