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Re: [PATCH, generic] New RTL primitive: `define_subst'

From: Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp at bitrange dot com>
To: Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>
Cc: Richard Henderson <rth at redhat dot com>, Kirill Yukhin <kirill dot yukhin at gmail dot com>, gcc-patches List <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>, rguenther at suse dot de
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 04:53:55 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [PATCH, generic] New RTL primitive: `define_subst'
References: <CAGs3RftQfrAcVGBs2o_6CkV67sos8tMZxUTnGpuDBwHE+dzEWQ@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1210311856220.55175@dair.pair.com> <CAGs3RftExCZLGVtcSHg_THvO7+zMyHPNrAtMTOSHNm6YR8Z1OQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAGs3RfviqvX3haeyLrFCra+cApmZCTcbeDRrRuscvkZ3DWz--g@mail.gmail.com> <50A2B592.2090002@redhat.com> <20121114165920.GK1886@tucnak.redhat.com>

On Wed, 14 Nov 2012, Jakub Jelinek wrote:
> > Which brings us to the question of what to do with the patch for 4.8.
> > It's true that you made the deadline for stage1 closure.  But there will
> > be no users of this feature, so it begs the question of why we should
> > apply it now.  Have you a convincing reason?
> >
> > RM's do you have an opinion here?
>
> I'm not against it going in now, it shouldn't be too risky and will
> allow people to start experimenting with it sooner.

Another point in favor of applying it within 4.8 is that it
makes for easier backport of those bug fixes that are simplified
by use of define_subst.

brgds, H-P

References:
- Re: [PATCH, generic] New RTL primitive: `define_subst'
  - From: Kirill Yukhin
- Re: [PATCH, generic] New RTL primitive: `define_subst'
  - From: Kirill Yukhin
- Re: [PATCH, generic] New RTL primitive: `define_subst'
  - From: Richard Henderson
- Re: [PATCH, generic] New RTL primitive: `define_subst'
  - From: Jakub Jelinek

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