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From: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:44:58 +0200

> Strange, that people can install a new kernel, but not a new
> assembler.

Someone shouldn't have to upgrade their tools to build the
kernel.

And we work very hard to make sure this is the case except
in the most unavoidable situations.