On 08/03/2009 05:04 AM, Jean Delvare wrote:
> Hi Sam,
> 
> I am not able to build Linus' latest kernel on my oldest test system. I
> get the following linking error at the end:
> 
>   LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
> ld:arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds:678: parse error
> 
> Which is:
> 
> ASSERT((_end - 0xC0000000 <= (512 * 1024 * 1024)),
>         "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE")
> 
> Apparently this assertion is relatively new, as I was able to build
> kernel 2.6.29 on the same system. The system has binutils 2.14.90.0.6,
> which is more recent than what is listed in Documentation/Changes
> (2.12).
> 
> Any idea?
> 

Old binutils doesn't accept the naked ASSERT(); there has to be a sink
for the data; so one has to do crap like:

__junk_symbol = ASSERT(...);

or

. = ASSERT(...);

near the end.

Does this patch fix it for you?

	-hpa

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