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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:13:36 -0800
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH][GIT PULL][v2.6.32] tracing/x86: Add check to detect GCC
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On 11/20/2009 09:00 AM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> Ingo, Thomas and Linus,
> 
> I know Thomas did a patch to force the -mtune=generic, but just in case
> gcc decides to do something crazy again, this patch will catch it.
> 
> Should we try to get this in now?
> 

Sounds like a very good idea to me.
	
	-hpa

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