On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Steven Bosscher <stevenb....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > Linux support for i386 has been removed. Should we do the same for GCC? > The "oldest" ix86 variant that'd be supported would be i486. > > The benefit would be a few good cleanups: > > * PROCESSOR_I386 / TARGET_386 can be removed > > * X86_TUNE_DOUBLE_WITH_ADD can be removed (always true) > * X86_ARCH_CMPXCHG/X86_ARCH_XADD/X86_ARCH_BSWAP can be removed. > > * The only ix86 variant without lock-free atomic int support goes > away, which probably allows for a few more cleanups in some of the > libraries (?). > > Not much, but something is more than nothing :-) >
I am for it. -- H.J.
