> If this would be checked by about 10 people with reasonable configurations
> (recent GCC, binutils), it would not go unnoticed.
[...]
> If there is a reason why non-compiling code has to be in the kernel
> sources (I would be hard-pressed to find one), then at least there should
> be a file "LATEST_COMPILING_<whatever>_IS_<version number>" in the kernel
> source directory.
[...]
> Like I said, I would volunteer to test-compile 2.1.X kernels.
Why not set up a group of peopleto do this - test the 2.1.x kernels as
they are released. Then, post a summary of your findings to the kernel
list so people can judge if they want to try it or not.