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

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Message-ID: <0a6bc69d-398c-7883-d186-c0f7c526ceaf@skogtun.org>
Date:   Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:29:58 +0200
From:   Harald Arnesen <harald@...gtun.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] Remove Intel compiler support

Masahiro Yamada [11/10/2022 05.18]:

> include/linux/compiler-intel.h had no update in the past 3 years.
> 
> We often forget about the third C compiler to build the kernel.
> 
> For example, commit a0a12c3ed057 ("asm goto: eradicate CC_HAS_ASM_GOTO")
> only mentioned GCC and Clang.
> 
> init/Kconfig defines CC_IS_GCC and CC_IS_CLANG but not CC_IS_ICC,
> and nobody has reported any issue.
> 
> I guess the Intel Compiler support is broken, and nobody is caring
> about it.

Also, Intel ICC is deprecated:

$ icc -v
icc: remark #10441: The Intel(R) C++ Compiler Classic (ICC) is 
deprecated and will be removed from product release in the second half 
of 2023. The Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler (ICX) is the recommended 
compiler moving forward. Please transition to use this compiler. Use 
'-diag-disable=10441' to disable this message.
icc version 2021.7.0 (gcc version 12.1.0 compatibility)
$
-- 
Hilsen Harald