linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.22-rc1-mm1

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Date:	Wed, 16 May 2007 18:40:47 +0100
From:	mel@...net.ie (Mel Gorman)
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Steve Fox <drfickle@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.22-rc1-mm1

On (16/05/07 08:16), H. Peter Anvin didst pronounce:
> Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> > Getting this on both x86 and x86_64 boxes, they are the older boxen so
> > likely older compilers:
> 
> Please give the gcc version number.
> 
> >   CC      arch/x86_64/boot/memory.o
> > arch/i386/boot/memory.c: In function `detect_memory':
> > arch/i386/boot/memory.c:32: error: can't find a register in class `DREG'
> > while reloading `asm'
> > 
> > Seems to come from git-netsetup, but that tree isn't pulled into your
> > git version of -mm so I can't be more specific.
> 
> Does the following patch work for you?
> 

With the patch, elm3b6 from test.kernel.org builds and boots. It's
x86_64. elm3b132 which is x86 fails with

  CC      arch/i386/boot/video-bios.o
  HOSTCC  arch/i386/boot/tools/build
  AS      arch/i386/boot/compressed/head.o
  CC      arch/i386/boot/compressed/misc.o
  OBJCOPY arch/i386/boot/compressed/vmlinux.bin
  LD      arch/i386/boot/setup.elf
ld:arch/i386/boot/setup.ld:47: syntax error
make[1]: *** [arch/i386/boot/setup.elf] Error 1
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
  GZIP    arch/i386/boot/compressed/vmlinux.bin.gz
include/asm/processor.h: In function `native_get_debugreg':
include/asm/processor.h:531: warning: asm operand 0 probably doesn't
match constraints
include/asm/processor.h: In function `native_set_debugreg':
include/asm/processor.h:558: warning: asm operand 0 probably doesn't
match constraints
  LD      arch/i386/boot/compressed/piggy.o
  LD      arch/i386/boot/compressed/vmlinux
make: *** [bzImage] Error 2
05/16/07-17:27:44 Build the kernel. Failed rc = 2
05/16/07-17:27:44 build: kernel build Failed rc = 1
Failed and terminated the run

I haven't checked yet if that has anything to do with git-newsetup or
not.

-- 
Mel Gorman
Part-time Phd Student                          Linux Technology Center
University of Limerick                         IBM Dublin Software Lab
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