> So, I can bootstrap and regtested this on i686-linux, x86_64-linux, and > x86_64-darwin. Other platforms, I don't have access to or have trouble > bootstrapping at all (mingw, I'm looking at you!). My question, thus is: > what testing is required for this?
You must at least build a cross-compiler for each (class of) affected target and verify that it still can generate assembly for a simple testcase. > Also of interest is: how to get this reviewed and approved? My current plan > is: 1. find a global reviewer to do the job (as waiting for individual > maintainers to respond might take forever), and 2. make a broad > announcement on gcc-patches with a list of targets modified, and give their > maintainers a week to speak up if they have remarks. Is that enough? Is > that overkill? I think you need a global reviewer for broad changes like this. -- Eric Botcazou
