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Message-ID: <CAHmME9pHxE0CRphSM9h8QQMdRW_mh1inGrvNLpPXhMaxdLksVg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:59:33 +0200
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: support __int128 with clang

On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 3:47 PM, Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@...c4.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 3:35 PM, Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 06:20:11PM +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
>>> Would you review/merge this when you have a chance?
>>
>> No real objection from me, but does the arm64 kernel actually build with
>> clang?
>
> I've been told that Android is moving their kernel builds over to
> clang entirely.

More info:
https://github.com/nathanchance/android-kernel-clang
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/clang/host/linux-x86/#llvm-users
https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromiumos/overlays/chromiumos-overlay/+/809774

I think we have good reason for merging this patch.