* Linus Torvalds [off-list ref] wrote:

If Ingo wants to build as root, maybe we could even make him set some
environment flag to avoid errors.

I only build as root infrequently, but I think PeterZ does it more frequently?

Distro package builds are also often done as root.

I don't mind warnings, etc. - I only objected to the workaround of silently 
turning off a build optimization when root.

Thanks,

	Ingo