From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thorsten Kranzkowski Subject: Re: Will's kernel compilation error Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:25:34 +0000 Message-ID: <20100316182534.GA818@ds20.borg.net> References: <001e01cac4cc$98072ce0$c81586a0$@com> Reply-To: dl8bcu@dl8bcu.de Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <001e01cac4cc$98072ce0$c81586a0$@com> Sender: linux-alpha-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: Will L Givens Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:50:32AM -0500, Will L Givens wrote: > > > =A0GEN =A0 =A0 .version > > > =A0CHK =A0 =A0 include/generated/compile.h > > > =A0UPD =A0 =A0 include/generated/compile.h > > > =A0CC =A0 =A0 =A0init/version.o > > > =A0LD =A0 =A0 =A0init/built-in.o > > > =A0LD =A0 =A0 =A0.tmp_vmlinux1 > > > kernel/built-in.o: In function `kthread_create': > > > (.text+0x1ece4): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against sym= bol > > > `kthreadd_task' defined in .sbss section in kernel/built-in.o > > > kernel/built-in.o: In function `check_cpu_itimer': > > > (.text+0x21784): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.s= bss' > > > kernel/built-in.o: In function `check_cpu_itimer': > > > (.text+0x2179c): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.s= bss' > > > kernel/built-in.o: In function `free_nsproxy': > > > (.text+0x23064): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.s= bss' > > > kernel/built-in.o: In function `create_new_namespaces': > > > (.text+0x230a4): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.s= bss' > > > kernel/built-in.o: In function `create_new_namespaces': > > > (.text+0x23254): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.s= bss' > > > kernel/built-in.o: In function `notify_die': > > > (.text+0x2413c): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.s= bss' > > > kernel/built-in.o: In function `register_die_notifier': > > > (.text+0x241a4): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.s= bss' > > > kernel/built-in.o: In function `unregister_die_notifier': > > > (.text+0x241bc): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.s= bss' > > > kernel/built-in.o: In function `sched_clock_init': > > > (.text+0x24ba4): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.s= bss' > > > kernel/built-in.o: In function `sched_clock_cpu': > > > (.text+0x24bb4): additional relocation overflows omitted from the > > output > > > make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1 >=20 > It seems the problem, GPREL16, is pretty wide spread. I've tried buil= ding > the drivers as modules, since that doesn't appear to be a problem *kn= ock on > wood* but one driver after another, after another, after another gene= rates a > new GPREL16 error! Raid0 drivers, numerous NetFilter modules, IR driv= ers > (guess I can't use a Hauppauge card), and various other components. I= 'm > going to try a few more configurations... then hit the sack. I'm pret= ty sure > this is going to be a long process. when I hit the relocation overflow a couple of releases before, I local= ly applied this patch, which fixes it for me. I assume the kernel is sligh= tly bigger this way, but I didn't measure it. ev6, everything built in, gcc 4.4 I think Thorsten diff --git a/arch/alpha/Makefile b/arch/alpha/Makefile index 4759fe7..2cc3cc5 100644 --- a/arch/alpha/Makefile +++ b/arch/alpha/Makefile @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ NM :=3D $(NM) -B =20 LDFLAGS_vmlinux :=3D -static -N #-relax CHECKFLAGS +=3D -D__alpha__ -m64 -cflags-y :=3D -pipe -mno-fp-regs -ffixed-8 -msmall-data +cflags-y :=3D -pipe -mno-fp-regs -ffixed-8 cflags-y +=3D $(call cc-option, -fno-jump-tables) =20 cpuflags-$(CONFIG_ALPHA_EV4) :=3D -mcpu=3Dev4 --=20 | Thorsten Kranzkowski Internet: dl8bcu@dl8bcu.de = | | Mobile: ++49 170 1876134 Snail: Kiebitzstr. 14, 49324 Melle, Ge= rmany | | Ampr: dl8bcu@db0lj.#rpl.deu.eu, dl8bcu@marvin.dl8bcu.ampr.org [44.130= =2E8.19] | -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-alpha" = in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html