linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] fork: avoid weak function arch_dup_task

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Date:	Sun, 1 May 2011 12:25:59 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Hans Rosenfeld <hans.rosenfeld@....com>
Cc:	<hpa@...or.com>, <brgerst@...il.com>, <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	<mingo@...e.hu>, <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>, <eranian@...gle.com>,
	<robert.richter@....com>, <Andreas.Herrmann3@....com>,
	<x86@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] fork: avoid weak function arch_dup_task_struct

On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:26:35 +0200 Hans Rosenfeld <hans.rosenfeld@....com> wrote:

> Avoid potential gcc bug by not using a weak function for
> arch_dup_task_struct. Use an #ifdef'ed static function for
> archs that don't have a special arch_dup_task_struct implementation.

The patch is unreviewable (and hence unusable) if you don't describe
this "potential gcc bug".

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