linux-kernel - Patch: Re: Compile error: arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S:1422: Error: .size expression does not evaluate to a constant

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Date:	Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:03:37 -0400
From:	Curt Howland <Howland@...ss.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Patch: Re: Compile error: arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S:1422: Error: .size expression does not evaluate to a constant

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On Thursday 17 March 2011, Curt Howland was heard to say:
> 2.6.38-rc6 compiled just fine, 2.6.38-rc7, -rc8 and the released
> 2.6.38 all got this error, with gcc 4.4 and after Debian Unstable
> updated to gcc 4.5:
>
> arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S: Assembler messages:
> arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S:1422: Error: .size expression does not
> evaluate to a constant make[3]: *** [arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.o]
> Error 1

This fixes the problem. The file does not have a maintainer listed, so 
I don't know where else to send it than to the LKML. Please correct 
me or redirect as needed.

- --- entry_32.S.original	2011-03-18 08:21:51.000000000 -0400
+++ entry_32.S	2011-03-20 10:37:00.000000000 -0400
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 					# int/exception return?
 	jne work_pending
 	jmp restore_all
- -END(ret_from_exception)
+END(resume_userspace)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 ENTRY(resume_kernel)
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@
 	CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET 4
 	jmp error_code
 	CFI_ENDPROC
- -END(apf_page_fault)
+END(async_page_fault)
 #endif
 
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