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Thank you Patrick. |
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Fyi, one example of crashes using gcc-3.3.2: creating a large amount of |
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files on a tmpfs filesystem (10.000 pictures) under constant load of 40+ |
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will unvariably crash the box. With gcc-2.95.3 everything is fine and so is |
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with no load on the box. |
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I would report it as a 'bug' to LKML if I thought it was a bug. For now, I |
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only think I was not following their specs (ie. gcc 2.95.3). In my opinion, |
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if you run enterprise-level servers and kernels compiled with 3.x you're |
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doing something wrong(tm). |
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>From /usr/src/linux-2.4.21/Documentation/Changes |
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The recommended compiler for the kernel is gcc 2.95.x (x >= 3), and it |
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should be used when you need absolute stability. You may use gcc 3.0.x |
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instead if you wish, although it may cause problems. Later versions of gcc |
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have not received much testing for Linux kernel compilation, and there are |
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almost certainly bugs (mainly, but not exclusively, in the kernel) that will |
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need to be fixed in order to use these compilers. In any case, using pgcc |
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instead of egcs or plain gcc is just asking for trouble. |
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gcc 2.95.3 |
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o <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-2.95.3.tar.gz> |
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