diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index c036a4a2f8e2..a1570c8bab25 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@
 #if defined(__APCS_26__)
 #error Sorry, your compiler targets APCS-26 but this kernel requires APCS-32
 #endif
-/*
- * GCC 4.8.0-4.8.2: https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58854
- *	      miscompiles find_get_entry(), and can result in EXT3 and EXT4
- *	      filesystem corruption (possibly other FS too).
- */
-#if defined(GCC_VERSION) && GCC_VERSION >= 40800 && GCC_VERSION < 40803
-#error Your compiler is too buggy; it is known to miscompile kernels
-#error and result in filesystem corruption and oopses.
-#endif
 
 int main(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/unroll.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/unroll.h
index c628747d4ecd..8ed660adc84f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/unroll.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/unroll.h
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@
 								\
 	/*							\
 	 * We can't unroll if the number of iterations isn't	\
-	 * compile-time constant. Unfortunately GCC versions	\
-	 * up until 4.6 tend to miss obvious constants & cause	\
+	 * compile-time constant. Unfortunately clang versions	\
+	 * up until 8.0 tend to miss obvious constants & cause	\
 	 * this check to fail, even though they go on to	\
 	 * generate reasonable code for the switch statement,	\
 	 * so we skip the sanity check for those compilers.	\
 	 */							\
-	BUILD_BUG_ON((CONFIG_GCC_VERSION >= 40700 ||		\
-		      CONFIG_CLANG_VERSION >= 80000) &&		\
+	BUILD_BUG_ON((CONFIG_CLANG_VERSION >= 80000) &&		\
 		     !__builtin_constant_p(times));		\
 								\
 	switch (times) {					\
diff --git a/include/linux/bits.h b/include/linux/bits.h
index 4671fbf28842..7f475d59a097 100644
--- a/include/linux/bits.h
+++ b/include/linux/bits.h
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
  * position @h. For example
  * GENMASK_ULL(39, 21) gives us the 64bit vector 0x000000ffffe00000.
  */
-#if !defined(__ASSEMBLY__) && \
-	(!defined(CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC) || CONFIG_GCC_VERSION >= 49000)
+#if !defined(__ASSEMBLY__)
 #include <linux/build_bug.h>
 #define GENMASK_INPUT_CHECK(h, l) \
 	(BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(__builtin_choose_expr( \
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index 1c74464c80c6..0b1dc61f3955 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		     + __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__)
 
 /* https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58145 */
-#if GCC_VERSION < 40800
+#if GCC_VERSION < 40900
 # error Sorry, your compiler is too old - please upgrade it.
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler_types.h b/include/linux/compiler_types.h
index c3bf7710f69a..01dd58c74d80 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler_types.h
@@ -252,32 +252,8 @@ struct ftrace_likely_data {
  * __unqual_scalar_typeof(x) - Declare an unqualified scalar type, leaving
  *			       non-scalar types unchanged.
  */
-#if (defined(CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC) && CONFIG_GCC_VERSION < 40900) || defined(__CHECKER__)
 /*
- * We build this out of a couple of helper macros in a vain attempt to
- * help you keep your lunch down while reading it.
- */
-#define __pick_scalar_type(x, type, otherwise)					\
-	__builtin_choose_expr(__same_type(x, type), (type)0, otherwise)
-
-/*
- * 'char' is not type-compatible with either 'signed char' or 'unsigned char',
- * so we include the naked type here as well as the signed/unsigned variants.
- */
-#define __pick_integer_type(x, type, otherwise)					\
-	__pick_scalar_type(x, type,						\
-		__pick_scalar_type(x, unsigned type,				\
-			__pick_scalar_type(x, signed type, otherwise)))
-
-#define __unqual_scalar_typeof(x) typeof(					\
-	__pick_integer_type(x, char,						\
-		__pick_integer_type(x, short,					\
-			__pick_integer_type(x, int,				\
-				__pick_integer_type(x, long,			\
-					__pick_integer_type(x, long long, x))))))
-#else
-/*
- * If supported, prefer C11 _Generic for better compile-times. As above, 'char'
+ * Prefer C11 _Generic for better compile-times and simpler code. Note: 'char'
  * is not type-compatible with 'signed char', and we define a separate case.
  */
 #define __scalar_type_to_expr_cases(type)				\
@@ -293,7 +269,6 @@ struct ftrace_likely_data {
 			 __scalar_type_to_expr_cases(long),		\
 			 __scalar_type_to_expr_cases(long long),	\
 			 default: (x)))
-#endif
 
 /* Is this type a native word size -- useful for atomic operations */
 #define __native_word(t) \
diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index f37729673558..40cd7016ae6f 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -1160,22 +1160,11 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-/*
- * gcc 4.7 and 4.8 on arm get an ICEs when inlining unmap_and_move().  Work
- * around it.
- */
-#if defined(CONFIG_ARM) && \
-	defined(GCC_VERSION) && GCC_VERSION < 40900 && GCC_VERSION >= 40700
-#define ICE_noinline noinline
-#else
-#define ICE_noinline
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Obtain the lock on page, remove all ptes and migrate the page
  * to the newly allocated page in newpage.
  */
-static ICE_noinline int unmap_and_move(new_page_t get_new_page,
+static int unmap_and_move(new_page_t get_new_page,
 				   free_page_t put_new_page,
 				   unsigned long private, struct page *page,
 				   int force, enum migrate_mode mode,
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/bits.h b/tools/include/linux/bits.h
index 4671fbf28842..7f475d59a097 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/bits.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/bits.h
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
  * position @h. For example
  * GENMASK_ULL(39, 21) gives us the 64bit vector 0x000000ffffe00000.
  */
-#if !defined(__ASSEMBLY__) && \
-	(!defined(CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC) || CONFIG_GCC_VERSION >= 49000)
+#if !defined(__ASSEMBLY__)
 #include <linux/build_bug.h>
 #define GENMASK_INPUT_CHECK(h, l) \
 	(BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(__builtin_choose_expr( \