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Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> On Wed, 18 May 2005, David Daney wrote:
> 
> 
>>I saw this with a 32 bit kernel (for a 32 bit target).  As far as I know, no
>>2.4.x kernels from linux-mips.org will work with gcc 3.4.x.
> 
> 
>  That could actually be true -- I've been using GCC 4.0.0 for quite some 
> time now (that includes CVS snapshots from before the release), so I have 
> no slightest idea whether it's OK to use older versions. ;-)
> 
> 
>>I have previously posted patches to this list that fixed the problem for me.
>>Specifically I think the messages in this thread are relevant:
>>
>>http://www.linux-mips.org/cgi-bin/mesg.cgi?a=linux-mips&i=41AFDA18.2010906%40avtrex.com
> 
> 
>  Hasn't one of the proposed fixes for the bug made its way to Linux in the 
> end?  That would be regrettable...
> 

WRT the 2.4 kernel the answer seems to be no.  And yes I think it is 
regrettable.

If anybody thinks it would be useful, I could post my current patch again.

David Daney.