linux-kernel - Re: Build regressions/improvements in v3.7-rc4

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Date:	Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:00:20 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	"the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@...nel.org>,
	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	sparclinux <sparclinux@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Build regressions/improvements in v3.7-rc4

On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
> JFYI, when comparing v3.7-rc4 to v3.7-rc3[3], the summaries are:
>   - build errors: +4/-235

  + error: No rule to make target include/config/auto.conf:  => N/A

x86_64-randconfig

  + error: phy_n.c: relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC64_REL24 against
symbol `._mcount' defined in .text section in
arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.o: (.text+0x1ff96e8) =>
(.text+0x1ff8348), (.text+0x1ff7c54), (.text+0x1ff96fc),
(.text+0x1ff8048), (.text+0x1ff90b4)
  + error: phy_n.c: relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC64_REL24 against
symbol `_restgpr0_21' defined in .text.save.restore section in
arch/powerpc/lib/built-in.o:  => (.text+0x1ff9e80)
  + error: relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC64_REL24 against symbol
`.memset' defined in .text section in arch/powerpc/lib/built-in.o:  =>
(.text+0x1ffa004)

powerpc-allyesconfig

>   - build warnings: +2027/-170

Scary, but the majority (+1987) turn out to be those pesky sparc-allmodconfig
"__mcount_loc already exists" warnings. Can they please be fixed?

> As I haven't mastered kup yet, there's no verbose summary at
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/geert/linux-log/v3.7-rc4.summary.gz
>
> Happy fixing! ;-)
>
> Thanks to the linux-next team for providing the build service.
>
> [1] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/head/5600/ (all 117 configs)
> [3] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/head/5580/ (all 117 configs)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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