Re: Linux 2.4.26-pre2

[Roland Dreier]

    Eyal> In standard C we declare all variables at the top of a
    Eyal> function. While some compilers allow extension, it is not a
    Eyal> good idea to get used to them if we want portable code.

    Horst> Oh, come on. This is _kernel_ code, it won't ever be
    Horst> compiled with anything not GCC-compatible.

gcc 2.95 rejects declarations after code.  The kernel, especially
kernel 2.4, shouldn't use this particular extension, even if gcc 3
accepts it.

 - R.

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