Re: 2.6.8 link failure for powerpc-970?

Anton Blanchard
2004-09-23T02:10:48Z

Hi,

> use this patch
> --- linux-2.6.8/arch/ppc64/Makefile~ 2004-09-03 13:02:48.372244432
> +0200
> +++ linux-2.6.8/arch/ppc64/Makefile 2004-09-03 13:02:48.372244432
> +0200
> @@ -28,5 +28,7 @@
> LDFLAGS_vmlinux := -Bstatic -e $(KERNELLOAD) -Ttext
> $(KERNELLOAD)
> CFLAGS += -msoft-float -pipe -mminimal-toc -mtraceback=none
> +
> +CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mcall-aixdesc)

We shouldnt need this with the two recent patches from Alan Modra
(add -synthetic to nm in arch/ppc64/Makefile and add an opd section
in the ppc64 vmlinux.lds).

Anton