From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] ARM: makefile: work around toolchain bug in recent versions of binutils
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 14:04:11 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120802130411.GU6802@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1343910206-3684-1-git-send-email-will.deacon@arm.com>
On Thu, Aug 02, 2012 at 01:23:26PM +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> Recent upstream versions of binutils fail to assembler compressed/head.S
> when passed the -march=all option:
>
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-binutils/2011-04/msg00162.html
>
> The recommended workaround from the tools folks is not to pass the
> option, and instead let the assembler deduce the CPU type based on the
> features used by the code.
That doesn't work for all binutils - binutils historically has had to be
told explicitly what architecture its building for and won't "deduce"
it from the code.
Maybe this needs to be a build-time test whether the assembler accepts it?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-08-02 13:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-08-02 12:23 [PATCH] ARM: makefile: work around toolchain bug in recent versions of binutils Will Deacon
2012-08-02 13:04 ` Russell King - ARM Linux [this message]
2012-08-02 15:01 ` Will Deacon
2012-08-02 15:30 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-08-02 15:51 ` Will Deacon
2012-08-02 18:18 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-08-02 18:50 ` Will Deacon
2012-08-02 19:09 ` Arnaud Patard (Rtp)
2012-08-02 19:44 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
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