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From: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Cc: Mikulas Patocka <mikulas@artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>,
	Linux-Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: -mregparm=3 (was Re: [PATCH] i386 do_machine_check() is redundant.
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:48:19 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1064936898.4568.34.camel@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200309301437.h8UEbSvl017305@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>

On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 10:37, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:

> Well, abs() is the only one I tripped over in my config.  I'm sure there's others
> lurking elsewhere in the kernel tree.

There are not _too_ many builtins.  abs, strcpy, et cetera ...

> The bigger question is whether a patch to support -ffreestanding would be a
> good idea - with proper use of the __builtin_* stuff it *should* work, and it will
> hopefully cause better kernel code hygiene..

I agree.  We should go for it.

	Robert Love



      reply	other threads:[~2003-09-30 15:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-09-28 16:29 [PATCH] i386 do_machine_check() is redundant Brian Gerst
2003-09-28 18:24 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-09-28 18:30   ` Brian Gerst
2003-09-28 18:34     ` Linus Torvalds
2003-09-28 18:44       ` Brian Gerst
2003-09-28 19:04   ` Arjan van de Ven
2003-09-29 18:46     ` Linus Torvalds
2003-09-29 19:23       ` Jeff Garzik
2003-09-29 19:54       ` -mregparm=3 (was " Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-09-30  8:28         ` Helge Hafting
2003-09-30 15:29           ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-09-30 15:48             ` Linus Torvalds
2003-09-29 20:20     ` Mikulas Patocka
2003-09-29 20:26       ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2003-09-29 21:36         ` Mikulas Patocka
2003-09-29 21:40           ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2003-09-29 21:43             ` Mikulas Patocka
2003-09-29 21:48           ` Jakub Jelinek
2003-09-30  0:24           ` Jamie Lokier
2003-09-30  4:49           ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-09-30  4:55             ` Robert Love
2003-09-30 14:37               ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-09-30 15:48                 ` Robert Love [this message]

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