[PATCH v2] io: Use gnulib fts implementation (BZ 22944, BZ 20331)

H. Peter Anvin hpa@zytor.com
Fri Mar 6 00:02:42 GMT 2026


On 2026-03-05 15:37, Wilco Dijkstra wrote:
> Hi Collin,
> 
>> size_t val = stdc_rotate_right ((size_t) data, 3);
> 
>> That is a C2y function right? I don't think we can use it. Looking at
>> the releases with the relevant commit:
> 
> See stdlib/stdbit.h - it supports all GCC releases even with hacks for GCC 3.4!
> 
> (hence my proposal to drop support for such old compilers)
> 

Yes, for the Linux kernel I think we require gcc 8+ now.

	-hpa



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