Re: 2.6.1-mm5 versus gcc 3.5 snapshot

[Linus Torvalds]

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Richard Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 07:27:52AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > Shorthand or not, the "+m" usage is (a) totally logical
> 
> Logical or not, "+" is not how reload works; this must be split to use "0".

Why don't you split it to do "m" instead?

> > Please fix the compiler.
> 
> Maybe someday, but not I'm not rewriting reload today.  Given there *is*
> an alternative way to write this, it is definitely not a priority.

The point being:
 - it's documented
 - it is used
 - you don't have to fix reload, just the splitting

So why break it? Just do the alternative as the split, since you say it is 
equivalent anyway.

		Linus
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