From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262030AbVHADAk (ORCPT ); Sun, 31 Jul 2005 23:00:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262031AbVHADAj (ORCPT ); Sun, 31 Jul 2005 23:00:39 -0400 Received: from dsl017-059-136.wdc2.dsl.speakeasy.net ([69.17.59.136]:1419 "EHLO luther.kurtwerks.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262030AbVHADAh (ORCPT ); Sun, 31 Jul 2005 23:00:37 -0400 Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 23:01:45 -0400 From: Kurt Wall To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] remove support for gcc < 3.2 Message-ID: <20050801030145.GE20899@kurtwerks.com> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20050731222606.GL3608@stusta.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050731222606.GL3608@stusta.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: Linux 2.6.12.3 X-Woot: Woot! Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Aug 01, 2005 at 12:26:07AM +0200, Adrian Bunk took 109 lines to write: > This patch removes support for gcc < 3.2 . > > The advantages are: > - reducing the number of supported gcc versions from 8 to 4 [1] > allows the removal of several #ifdef's and workarounds > - my impression is that the older compilers are only rarely > used, so miscompilations of a driver with an old gcc might > not be detected for a longer amount of time > > My personal opinion about the time and space a compilation requires is > that this is no longer that much of a problem for modern hardware, and > in the worst case you can compile the kernels for older machines on more > recent machines. Environments that require kernel compilation, often multiple times, testing, benefit from shorter compile times. It can be the difference between, say, completing a test suite overnight instead of having to wait until tomorrow afternoon. Keeping 2.95, at least, has some value in such environments. Kurt -- A chubby man with a white beard and a red suit will approach you soon. Avoid him. He's a Commie.