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From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] kbuild: check the minimum compiler version in Kconfig
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On Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 11:55 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> Yes, I plan to merge scripts/ld-version.sh and scripts/lld-version.sh
> in a similar way, and move the version check as well
> once the following cleanups land in the upstream:
>
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-kbuild/patch/20201212165431.150750-1-masahiroy@kernel.org/
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-kbuild/patch/20201212165431.150750-2-masahiroy@kernel.org/

Nice!

> Yes, but that would require higher level acks,
> and consult x86 and intel folks.
>
> Please let this patch land first,
> then we will discuss whether ICC is still used or not.

I was not implying to delay this patch -- rather to start an
independent RFC to discuss it. This patch should go in regardless of
that, of course :-)

Cheers,
Miguel