From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 27 May 2002 22:57:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 27 May 2002 22:57:14 -0400 Received: from TYO202.gate.nec.co.jp ([210.143.35.52]:1987 "EHLO TYO202.gate.nec.co.jp") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 27 May 2002 22:57:14 -0400 To: Keith Owens Cc: Lista Linux-Kernel Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] PentiumPro/II split in x86 config In-Reply-To: <3937.1022552654@kao2.melbourne.sgi.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop From: Miles Bader Date: 28 May 2002 11:55:47 +0900 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Keith Owens writes: > The kernel can only be compiled with gcc, but some bits of the build > are compiled and run on the host, using the host compiler. Avoid using > gccisms where there is a standard way of doing it. That particular gccism completely infests the kernel, so there seems little point in avoiding it in favor of the uglier standard syntax. -Miles -- I have seen the enemy, and he is us. -- Pogo