diff --git a/en/releases/5.3R/todo.sgml b/en/releases/5.3R/todo.sgml
index e71bd3d21c..22a628328a 100644
--- a/en/releases/5.3R/todo.sgml
+++ b/en/releases/5.3R/todo.sgml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-
+
%includes;
%developers;
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@
the product of a locking problem, and must be fixed for 5.3.
+
+ | gcc 3.3 floating point alignment regression |
+ &status.new; |
+ |
+ The current gcc snapshot includes regressions in alignment of
+ floating point arguments, resulting in a substantial performance
+ degradation. Newere gcc 3.3.3 snapshots fix this, and must be
+ imported before 5.3-RELEASE. |
+
+
Required features for 5.3-RELEASE