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> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:27:33 -0800
> From: "Jim Blandy" <jimb@red-bean.com>
> 
> On Jan 23, 2008 8:53 PM, Pedro Alves <pedro_alves@portugalmail.pt> wrote:
> > Would a patch removing this be more acceptable then?
> 
> I'd certainly be more enthusiastic about it.  :)

It would need some careful testing though, at least on RISCy targets.
2001 is quite a while ago and while the change might have been made
for arm in the first place, other targets might depend on it by now.