[llvm] [clang] [clang-tools-extra] [libcxx] [flang] [compiler-rt] [libc] [Clang] Generate the GEP instead of adding AST nodes (PR #73730)

[Bill Wendling via llvm-commits]

bwendling wrote:

> > > Can we please come to some consensus so that issue can be resolved?
> > 
> > 
> > This supposed bug fix snowballed out of control. I'd be happy to revert to a previous version and then submit the newer work as a improvements.
> 
> Linux kernel builds have been broken since the initial feature landed. With timing around the holidays, I wonder if we should consider backing everything out.
> 
> If the base commit ships in clang-18, then the linux kernel feature test macros will have to be converted to version test macros to work around issues with the initial implementation. Either this fix needs to land BEFORE release/18.x branches, or the entire feature backed out.

That's another option. I'll prepare a revert.

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/73730