Re: Build regressions/improvements in v6.6-rc6

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Mon, 16 Oct 2023, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> JFYI, when comparing v6.6-rc6[1] to v6.6-rc5[3], the summaries are:
>  - build errors: +14/-0

  + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L100 overflows 12-bit field:  => 602
  + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L101 overflows 12-bit field:  => 607
  + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L102 overflows 8-bit field :  => 588
  + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L103 overflows 8-bit field :  => 593
  + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L149 overflows 8-bit field :  => 606
  + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L72 overflows 12-bit field:  => 589
  + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L73 overflows 12-bit field:  => 594
  + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L73 overflows 8-bit field :  => 580
  + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L74 overflows 8-bit field :  => 585
  + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L77 overflows 8-bit field :  => 607
  + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L78 overflows 8-bit field :  => 610

sh4-gcc11/sh-all{mod,yes}config

  + {standard input}: Error: missing operand:  => 612

  sh4-gcc11/sh-allyesconfig

  + {standard input}: Error: pcrel too far: 933, 934 => 598, 572, 593, 936, 604, 937, 577, 599

sh4-gcc12/sh-allmodconfig
sh4-gcc11/sh-all{mod,yes}config

  + {standard input}: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.':  => 609

sh4-gcc11/sh-allmodconfig

All of the above are caused by ICEs, so nihil novum sub sole.

> [1] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/58720809f52779dc0f08e53e54b014209d13eebb/ (237 out of 239 configs)
> [3] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/94f6f0550c625fab1f373bb86a6669b45e9748b3/ (all 239 configs)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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