1 files changed, 1 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 0dd0e7a1f632..f605a969ea61 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -70,15 +70,7 @@
 /*
  * This is one of the first .c files built. Error out early if we have compiler
  * trouble.
- *
- * Versions of gcc older than that listed below may actually compile and link
- * okay, but the end product can have subtle run time bugs.  To avoid associated
- * bogus bug reports, we flatly refuse to compile with a gcc that is known to be
- * too old from the very beginning.
  */
-#if (__GNUC__ < 3) || (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 2)
-#error Sorry, your GCC is too old. It builds incorrect kernels.
-#endif
 
 #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.
@@ -288,7 +280,7 @@ static int __init unknown_bootoption(char *param, char *val)
                 return 0;
 
         /*
-         * Preemptive maintenance for "why didn't my mispelled command
+         * Preemptive maintenance for "why didn't my misspelled command
          * line work?"
          */
         if (strchr(param, '.') && (!val || strchr(param, '.') < val)) {