Compiling the latest from linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6 fails on
drivers/serial/8250.c regardless of config (default config or Ubuntu
config):
...
drivers/serial/8250.c: In function ‘serial8250_do_set_termios’:
drivers/serial/8250.c:2411:1: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault
Please submit a full bug report,
with preprocessed source if appropriate.
See <file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.5/README.Bugs> for instructions.
make[3]: *** [drivers/serial/8250.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
...
make[2]: *** [drivers/serial] Error 2
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
...
make[1]: *** [drivers] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/delan/Build/linux-2.6'
make: *** [debian/stamp/build/kernel] Error 2
delan@delan1:~/Build/linux-2.6$
I don't know if this is a kernel source issue or, as the output states,
a gcc issue with 4:4.5.1-1ubuntu3. I'll try compiling the mainline
kernel, rather than git, to see if this is still an issue.