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Re: egcs: Problems compiling recen Linux kernels on intel
- To: vonbrand at inf dot utfsm dot cl (Horst von Brand)
- Subject: Re: egcs: Problems compiling recen Linux kernels on intel
- From: Joe Buck <jbuck at synopsys dot com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 97 10:03:30 PST
- Cc: jbuck at synopsys dot com, egcs at cygnus dot com
> > Please don't get the Linux people starting using -fno-strength-reduce
> > again. You're just saying "I want my kernel to run more slowly".
> > That workaround is inferior to using the patch.
>
> What patch? The FAQ asks for a workaround, this is one.
I understand that there is a patch to fix this problem ... sorry I don't
have a pointer to it. It has been applied to the 2.1.x kernels.