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From: Anton Blanchard <anton@samba.org>
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Hi,

> But I can't merge that patch.
> 
> Our options are one or both of:
>  - get GCC fixed and backport the fix to the compilers we care about.
>  - blacklist the broken compiler versions.
> 
> Is there a GCC bug filed for this?

Likely: https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=71709

We need confirmation this patch fixes the 6.x issue too and that we need
a backport.

Anton