Re: 2.6.23-git10 make bzImage problem

[Sid Boyce]

Sid Boyce wrote:
> When booted, it complains that kernel size is too big, but size OK for a 
> bzImage, not for zImage as is returned by the file command, -git9 was 
> OK, x86_64 SMP kernel on two 64x2 boxes.
> I shall supplymy .config if needed, but they are the same as for -git9.
>
>  # l arch/x86/boot/bzImage
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1761496 2007-10-16 22:45 arch/x86/boot/bzImage
>
> # file arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage
> arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage: symbolic link to 
> `/usr/src/linux-2.6.23-git10/arch/x86/boot/bzImage'
>
> # file arch/x86/boot/bzImage
> arch/x86/boot/bzImage: Linux/x86 Kernel, Setup Version 0x206, zImage, 
> RO-rootFS, root_dev 0x801, swap_dev 0x1, Prompt for Videomode
>
> Regards
> Sid.

Fixed by the following patch.
=============================
Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/boot/Makefile | 6 +++---
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
index d6ed8e5..0e4912f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(LINUXINCLUDE) -g -Os -D_SETUP 
-D__KERNEL__ \
KBUILD_AFLAGS := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__

$(obj)/zImage: IMAGE_OFFSET := 0x1000
-$(obj)/zImage: EXTRA_AFLAGS := $(SVGA_MODE) $(RAMDISK)
+$(obj)/zImage: asflags-y += $(SVGA_MODE) $(RAMDISK)
$(obj)/bzImage: IMAGE_OFFSET := 0x100000
-$(obj)/bzImage: EXTRA_CFLAGS := -D__BIG_KERNEL__
-$(obj)/bzImage: EXTRA_AFLAGS := $(SVGA_MODE) $(RAMDISK) -D__BIG_KERNEL__
+$(obj)/bzImage: ccflags-y += -D__BIG_KERNEL__
+$(obj)/bzImage: asflags-y += $(SVGA_MODE) $(RAMDISK) -D__BIG_KERNEL__
$(obj)/bzImage: BUILDFLAGS := -b

quiet_cmd_image = BUILD $@

Regards
Sid.
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