Re: 2.6.21-mm1 -- x86 verify_cpu.S compile failure

Andy Whitcroft
2007-05-09T08:49:36Z

Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 10:46:20AM +0100, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
>> We are seeing the following compile error on older x86 installs:
>>
>> arch/i386/kernel/verify_cpu.S: Assembler messages:
>> arch/i386/kernel/verify_cpu.S:13: Error: `(%esp)' is
>> not a valid 16 bit base/index expression
>>
>> Seems to come from:
>>
>> x86_64-mm-i386-verify-cpu
>>
>> Compiler:
>>
>> gcc version 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-3)
>
> Your compiler must be a brother in spirit of Andrew's vaio.
>
> Does this patch help?

Heh, it often feels like they are kin. I've submitted some tests and
will let you know, but it looks plausable :).

-apw