Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262382AbTFORTK (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Jun 2003 13:19:10 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262445AbTFORTJ (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Jun 2003 13:19:09 -0400 Received: from colin2.muc.de ([193.149.48.15]:64015 "HELO colin2.muc.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S262382AbTFORTH (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Jun 2003 13:19:07 -0400 Date: 15 Jun 2003 19:32:56 +0200 Message-ID: <20030615193256.29257@colin.muc.de> Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 19:32:56 +0200 From: Andi Kleen To: Linus Torvalds Cc: Andi Kleen , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix undefined/miscompiled construct in kernel parameters References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: ; from Linus Torvalds on Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 10:24:13AM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 918 Lines: 22 > They are not arbitrary symbols. They are symbols in the same data > structure, set up by the linker script. Gcc doesn't know that, but the > fact that gcc doesn't know doesn't mean that gcc should be lazy and > doesn't really excuse buggy code. > > The gcc developers you talked to are picking their legalistic noses, and > it's sad that this isn't exactly the first time it has happened. I tend to agree, feel free to flame them. But it doesn't help me right now when I want to get a booting kernel. Could you merge that change or if you prefer I can rewrite it to anonymous asm (but it will be probably more ugly). I just need some workaround. Thanks. -Andi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/