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From: John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com>
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Subject: how long to keep support for gcc on x86?
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So, now that -current x86 is defaulting to clang, how much longer do we
need to support gcc on platforms that default to clang?

I'm asking because clang support AES-NI, but gcc does not...

So, can I commit clang only x86 code to the kernel now?  And not provide
support for gcc?

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