linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] Remove Intel compiler support

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=wjP4=XP6E30mRp3OP2swZOrML9Z78kJvKo8ejFi4WGZjw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 10 Oct 2022 20:45:47 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Terrell <terrelln@...com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Robert Moore <robert.moore@...el.com>,
        Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>, devel@...ica.org,
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        llvm@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] Remove Intel compiler support

On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 8:19 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> I am sending this to Linus and the x86 maintainers with RFC.
> If somebody is still using ICC, please speak up!

Ack. I don't think anybody ever really used icc.

I can't recall having heard a single peep about icc problems, and I
don't think it's because it was *so* good at emulating gcc that nobody
ever hit any issues.

               Linus