Re: Build regressions/improvements in v6.8-rc3

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Sun, 4 Feb 2024, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> JFYI, when comparing v6.8-rc3[1] to v6.8-rc2[3], the summaries are:
>  - build errors: +4/-44

  + /kisskb/src/include/linux/compiler_types.h: error: call to '__compiletime_assert_1093' declared with attribute error: FIELD_GET: mask is not constant:  => 435:38

drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_nvm.c: In function 'ice_get_orom_ver_info.isra.0':
powerpc-gcc5/ppc64_book3e_allmodconfig

  + /kisskb/src/include/linux/compiler_types.h: error: call to '__compiletime_assert_1104' declared with attribute error: FIELD_GET: mask is not constant:  => 435:38

In function 'ice_get_itr_intrl_gran.isra.2',
    inlined from 'ice_init_hw' at drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c:984:2:
powerpc-gcc5/ppc64_book3e_allmodconfig

  + {standard input}: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.cfi':  => 605
  + {standard input}: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.cfi_def_cfa_offse':  => 605

SH ICE crickets

> [1] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/54be6c6c5ae8e0d93a6c4641cb7528eb0b6ba478/ (238 out of 239 configs)
> [3] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/41bccc98fb7931d63d03f326a746ac4d429c1dd3/ (all 239 configs)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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