Re: Updated 2.4 TODO List -- new addition WAS(test9 PCI

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Thu Oct 12 2000 - 03:41:05 EST


> I don't think I understand your point. Are you saying that gcc cannot be
> expected to keep up with the ways in which the kernel uses it? My argument
> is that providing a compiler that actually regresses (old version compiles
> kernel, redhat 7.0 included one does not) is not a good choice.

The bugs are as far as I can tell in the kernel sources not in gcc. The code
optimising has improved and that gets us little suprises.

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