5 files changed, 12 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index 5c8351b859f..af40f8eb86f 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -61,3 +61,8 @@
 #define  noinline			__attribute__((noinline))
 #define __attribute_const__		__attribute__((__const__))
 #define __maybe_unused			__attribute__((unused))
+
+#define __gcc_header(x) #x
+#define _gcc_header(x) __gcc_header(linux/compiler-gcc##x.h)
+#define gcc_header(x) _gcc_header(x)
+#include gcc_header(__GNUC__)
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc3.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc3.h
index e5eb795f78a..2befe6513ce 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc3.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc3.h
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 #error "Please don't include <linux/compiler-gcc3.h> directly, include <linux/compiler.h> instead."
 #endif
 
-/* These definitions are for GCC v3.x.  */
-#include <linux/compiler-gcc.h>
-
 #if __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 3
 # define __used			__attribute__((__used__))
 #else
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
index 974f5b7bb20..09992718f9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 #error "Please don't include <linux/compiler-gcc4.h> directly, include <linux/compiler.h> instead."
 #endif
 
-/* These definitions are for GCC v4.x.  */
-#include <linux/compiler-gcc.h>
+/* GCC 4.1.[01] miscompiles __weak */
+#if __GNUC_MINOR__ == 1 && __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ <= 1
+# error Your version of gcc miscompiles the __weak directive
+#endif
 
 #define __used			__attribute__((__used__))
 #define __must_check 		__attribute__((warn_unused_result))
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 #define uninitialized_var(x) x = x
 
-#if !(__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 3)
+#if __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 3
 /* Mark functions as cold. gcc will assume any path leading to a call
    to them will be unlikely.  This means a lot of manual unlikely()s
    are unnecessary now for any paths leading to the usual suspects
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index ea7c6be354b..d95da1020f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@ extern void __chk_io_ptr(const volatile void __iomem *);
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4
-# include <linux/compiler-gcc4.h>
-#elif __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 2
-# include <linux/compiler-gcc3.h>
-#else
-# error Sorry, your compiler is too old/not recognized.
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#include <linux/compiler-gcc.h>
 #endif
 
 #define notrace __attribute__((no_instrument_function))
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index f5e64f20d2b..ad8f9f53f8d 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -75,15 +75,6 @@
 #include <asm/smp.h>
 #endif
 
-/*
- * This is one of the first .c files built. Error out early if we have compiler
- * trouble.
- */
-
-#if __GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ == 1 && __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ == 0
-#warning gcc-4.1.0 is known to miscompile the kernel.  A different compiler version is recommended.
-#endif
-
 static int kernel_init(void *);
 
 extern void init_IRQ(void);