Re: gcc and the kernel

2008-12-30 Thread Andi Kleen
"Brian O'Mahoney" writes: > > Last, a word to the wise, compiler developers, are by nature fairly agressive > but, unless you want to work on gcc itself, it is wise to stay a bit behind > the bleeding edge, and, unless your systems are excellently backed up, > ___DONT_BUILD_THE_KERNEL___ with an

Re: gcc and the kernel

2008-12-29 Thread Steven Bosscher
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 9:22 PM, Brian O'Mahoney wrote: > OK, there are a few more things to say about gcc, and the kernel, and > distributions (also the way patches to both work, to both). > > Stipulations: (a) I always try to run the current stable kernel, released by > the

gcc and the kernel

2008-12-29 Thread Brian O'Mahoney
OK, there are a few more things to say about gcc, and the kernel, and distributions (also the way patches to both work, to both). Stipulations: (a) I always try to run the current stable kernel, released by the 'stable-team' led by GKH. But he is getting too good, stable is 2.6.27.1