linux-kernel - Re: Linux kernel cross-compilers

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Date:	Fri, 16 Aug 2013 02:21:09 -0700
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux kernel cross-compilers

On 08/16/2013 01:31 AM, Max Filippov wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net> wrote:
>> On 08/16/2013 12:22 AM, Max Filippov wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Tony Breeds <tony@...eyournoodle.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 01:46:16PM +0400, Max Filippov wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes, xtensa compiler/linker is known to have issues with link-time
>>>>> relaxation; e.g. it may fail to build linux image without
>>>>> CONFIG_LD_NO_RELAX.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is there something I can do at linker build time to help with this?
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't think so. Apparently it's not a linker configuration issue, it's a
>>> bug.
>>>
>> CONFIG_LD_NO_RELAX doesn't help.
>>
>> For reference, here is the error:
>>
>> xtensa-linux-objcopy: Unable to change endianness of input file(s)
>> make[2]: *** [arch/xtensa/boot/boot-elf/Image.o] Error 1
>> make[1]: *** [boot-elf] Error 2
>> make: *** [zImage] Error 2
>>
>> Oddly enough, I only see the problem on one of three servers.
>
> Guenter,
> can you share a complete build log with V=1?
>

http://roeck-us.net/linux/logs/make.xtensa.log.bad
http://roeck-us.net/linux/logs/make.xtensa.log.ok

Key difference: the failing command in the bad case is
	xtensa-linux-objcopy -O elf32-xtensa-le
and in the good case
	xtensa-linux-objcopy -O elf32-xtensa-be

Same compiler (4.6.3 from kernel.org), same configuration file, same command line.
Configuration file is generated from defconfig, and the resulting .config file
is the same in both cases.

If I execute make and expicitly set BIG_ENDIAN=1 on the failing system as parameter to it,
it works fine. If I set BIG_ENDIAN=0 on the passing system, it fails.

I am puzzled. Guess there must be something different, but I have no idea what it might be.

If I execute the command which sets BIG_ENDIAN manually from the shell (from
arch/xtensa/boot/Makefile), it returns 1 on both systems.

If you have an idea what is going on please let me know.

Thanks,
Guenter

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