Fwd: Compile issues with se7206_defconfig

[Nick Krause]

 Guenter Roeck  wrote on Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: Compile issues with se7206_defconfig
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Nick Krause <xerofoify@xxxxxxxxx>, "linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


On Tue, Jul 08, 2014 at 09:24:49PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > net/built-in.o: In function `__sk_run_filter':
> >> > filter.c:(.text+0x3156c): undefined reference to `__fpscr_values'
> >> > filter.c:(.text+0x31760): undefined reference to `__fpscr_values'
> >> > filter.c:(.text+0x31c8c): undefined reference to `__fpscr_values'
> >> > filter.c:(.text+0x31f00): undefined reference to `__fpscr_values'
> >> > filter.c:(.text+0x323b0): undefined reference to `__fpscr_values'
> >>
> >> Toolchain issue: the compiler doesn't recognize the option to disable
> >> the FPU, so it isn't passed, cfr.
> >> www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg278300.html
> >
> > Seems that similar problems were fixed earlier without requiring a toolchain
> > change. What is different this time (besides the apparent difficulty to build a
> > new toolchain) ? Or am I missing something ?
>
> sh4-linux-gcc doesn't recognize -m2a-nofpu, so that is not passed.
> It does recognize -m4a-nofpu, but when that's passed, it complains
> about opcode not valid for this cpu variant in inline asm/
>
> Ah, it also recognizes -m4-nofpu. If I add that, se7206_defconfig builds.
> I assume a proper sh2a-linux toolchain will not recognize the -m4-nofpu,
> so it won't be passed due to $(call cc-option).
>
> Does this sound like an acceptable solution? If yes, I'll send a patch.
>
Sounds good to me.

Guenter

Please send the patch to the maintainers of this and cc me so I can test it to
see if it works.
Cheers Nick
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