RE: cross-compiling a 64-bit kernel on a 32-bit host

[Li, Philip]

> Subject: Re: cross-compiling a 64-bit kernel on a 32-bit host
> 
> Hi Josh,
> 
> CC LKP team.
> 
> On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 05:36:19PM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> >Hi Fengguang,
> >
> >I occasionally get compilation bug reports from people who are
> >cross-compiling an x86-64 kernel target on an x86-32 host.
> >
> >Any chance the 0-day build bot could test that configuration?  I think
> >just building a defconfig would be sufficient.  It would help sort out
> >issues in objtool and other host-built scripts.
> 
> To do that we'll need to create a new build chroot. Julie/Philip
> should be able to evaluate the efforts and do the plan.
got it, we will consider this in future plan after some evaluation.

> 
> Thanks,
> Fengguang