Re: Build regressions/improvements in v6.9

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Mon May 13 2024 - 03:54:23 EST


On Mon, 13 May 2024, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
JFYI, when comparing v6.9[1] to v6.9-rc7[3], the summaries are:
- build errors: +6/-1

+ /kisskb/src/arch/sparc/vdso/vclock_gettime.c: error: no previous prototype for '__vdso_clock_gettime' [-Werror=missing-prototypes]: => 254:1

sparc64-gcc13/sparc64-allmodconfig (seen before)

+ /kisskb/src/arch/sparc/vdso/vclock_gettime.c: error: no previous prototype for '__vdso_clock_gettime_stick' [-Werror=missing-prototypes]: => 282:1
+ /kisskb/src/arch/sparc/vdso/vclock_gettime.c: error: no previous prototype for '__vdso_gettimeofday' [-Werror=missing-prototypes]: => 307:1
+ /kisskb/src/arch/sparc/vdso/vclock_gettime.c: error: no previous prototype for '__vdso_gettimeofday_stick' [-Werror=missing-prototypes]: => 343:1
+ {standard input}: Error: pcrel too far: 561, 563, 572, 554, 552, 579, 543, 545, 590, 570, 581, 588 => 572, 584, 568, 550, 557, 545, 586, 581, 570, 577, 575, 593, 552, 548, 563, 559, 561, 566, 543, 588, 590, 595, 554, 579
+ {standard input}: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.cfi_def_cfa_off': => 609

sh4-gcc13/sh-allmodconfig (ICE crickets)

[1] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/a38297e3fb012ddfa7ce0321a7e5a8daeb1872b6/ (all 138 configs)
[3] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/dd5a440a31fae6e459c0d6271dddd62825505361/ (all 138 configs)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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