Re: [2.6 patch] remove support for gcc < 3.2

[Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>]

David S. Miller wrote:
> From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
> Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 00:26:07 +0200
> 
> 
>>- 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
> 
> 
> Many people still use 2.95 because it's still the fastest
> way to get a kernel build done and that's important for
> many people.
> 
> And with 4.0 being a scary regression in the compile time
> performance area compared to 3.4, this becomes even more
> important to keep around.

I don't mean to offend anyone, but it seems that the gcc project, at 
least WRT x86, has lost its way a bit. The compiler is getting slower, 
and the generated code is not getting correspondingly faster. Or 
smaller. I'm not sure about more correct...

Keeping 2.95 might not be a bad idea.


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