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From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:34:28 -0700
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Subject: Re: Build failures with gcc 4.5 and older
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On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 10:46 AM Nick Desaulniers
<ndesaulniers@google.com> wrote:
>
> I think we should take Joe's patch.

I'll happily take Joe's patch and get the whole "ancient gcc versions"
issue behind us.

We'll come back to it in a few years when 4.6 is ancient too, but for
now we have no pressing need not to support it.

Joe - proper commit message and sign-off?

                  Linus