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DateMon, 19 Jan 1998 16:24:34 +0100
From ak@muc ...
SubjectRe: First snapshot of a proposed set of fixes to make 2.0.34
On Sun, Jan 18, 1998 at 09:17:28PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Another candidate:
> > 
> > o ioport.c fix from 2.1 for gcc 2.8.0
> 
> I don't believe it is a candidate. It only partially fixes the gcc 2.8.0
> problems, and nobody has spent the 3 or 4 weeks+ running lots of 2.8.0
> compiled kernels neccessary to find out.
> 
> > It is clearly a linux bug and not a gcc problem, and I think it is important
> > that the stable kernel compiles correctly with the latest released gcc.
> 
> Only if we have fair reason to believe the resulting compile is stable.

I wouldn't announce it as 'working with 2.8.0', but clearly identified 
and analyzed miscompiles should be fixed as soon as possible IMHO 
(and ioport.c qualifies for that)

-Andi

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