Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 02 May 2011 08:36:10 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/2] fork: avoid weak function arch_dup_task_struct |
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On 05/01/2011 05:11 PM, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Sun, 01 May 2011 15:59:12 -0700 "H. Peter Anvin"<hpa@zytor.com> wrote: > >> On 05/01/2011 12:25 PM, Andrew Morton wrote: >>> On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:26:35 +0200 Hans Rosenfeld<hans.rosenfeld@amd.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". >> >> http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3202.html >> > > gcc-4.1.0 and 4.1.1 were explicitly banned via a test in > include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h for this reason. >
OK, no issue then. Sorry for the noise.
-hpa
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