answer to "Please submit a full bug report" kernel 2.6.31.4

answer to "Please submit a full bug report" kernel 2.6.31.4

[Bo Forslund]

I got this error messages when trying to build a custom kernel. I don't 
know if it is the kernel source or the compiler that is failing. It is 
an out-of-the-box Debian Squeeze system on an old dual cpu bp6 machine.


The word "Fel" below translate to Error.

CC drivers/firmware/iscsi_ibft_find.o
CC drivers/firmware/iscsi_ibft.o
drivers/firmware/iscsi_ibft.c: In function ‘ibft_init’:
drivers/firmware/iscsi_ibft.c:968: internal compiler error: in 
purge_dead_edges, at cfgrtl.c:2350
Please submit a full bug report,
with preprocessed source if appropriate.
See <file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.3/README.Bugs> for instructions.
make[3]: *** [drivers/firmware/iscsi_ibft.o] Fel 1
make[2]: *** [drivers/firmware] Fel 2
make[1]: *** [drivers] Fel 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.4'
make: *** [debian/stamp/build/kernel] Fel 2
bo@pc88:/usr/src/linux$



Regards
Bo

Re: answer to "Please submit a full bug report" kernel 2.6.31.4

[Alan Cox]

On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:26:41 +0200
Bo Forslund <bo.forslund@abc.se> wrote:

> I got this error messages when trying to build a custom kernel. I don't 
> know if it is the kernel source or the compiler that is failing. It is 

Or the machine.. see if it is repeatable first, if not suspect the
hardware of being flaky. If it is repeatable then it is the compiler

> an out-of-the-box Debian Squeeze system on an old dual cpu bp6 machine.

What compiler version and what architecture ?

> The word "Fel" below translate to Error.

Your compiler broke so you should also report this to the debian gcc
maintainer. However it is useful for the kernel people to know too as it
may be possible to tweak the code to avoid the compiler bug.

Alan