Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (ttytree related)

[Stephen Rothwell]

Hi Timur,

On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:22:05 -0500 Timur Tabi <timur@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Is there some trick to building allyesconfig on PowerPC?  When I do try that, I
> get all sorts of weird build errors, and it dies long before it gets to my
> driver.  I get stuff like:
> 
>   LD      arch/powerpc/sysdev/xics/built-in.o
> WARNING: arch/powerpc/sysdev/xics/built-in.o(.text+0x1310): Section mismatch in
> reference from the function .icp_native_init() to the function
> .init.text:.icp_native_init_one_node()
> The function .icp_native_init() references
> the function __init .icp_native_init_one_node().
> This is often because .icp_native_init lacks a __init
> annotation or the annotation of .icp_native_init_one_node is wrong.

We get lots of those in many builds. :-(  Just a warning.

> and
> 
>   AS      arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.o
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S: Assembler messages:
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:1151: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:1160: Error: attempt to move .org backwards

There is a patch for that pending with either the kvm guys or the powerpc guys.

> I guess I don't have the right compiler.

Yours seems to be OK.  If you pass -k to make it will get further.  Or
you could configure it and then just try building your driver rather than
the whole tree.

> Anyway, I think I know how to fix the break that Stephen is seeing.  I will post
> a v4 patch in a few minutes.

Thanks.
-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/

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