linux-kernel - Re: [tip:perf/urgent] perf tools, x86: Fix 32-bit compile on 64-bit system

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Date:	Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:24:35 -0600
From:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	mingo@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, fweisbec@...il.com,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, stable@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	mingo@...e.hu, linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:perf/urgent] perf tools, x86: Fix 32-bit compile on 64-bit
 system

On 07/21/2011 10:07 AM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> The problem is the detection of the host arch without considering passed in
>> flags. This change fixes 32-bit builds via:
>>
>> make EXTRA_CFLAGS=-m32
>>
>> and 64-bit builds still reference the memcpy_64.S.
>>
> 
> But this is the wrong way to build 32-bit code on 64-bit platforms.
> make ARCH=i386 is the supported way.
> 
> 	-hpa
> 

Indeed that works fine. If that is the preferred route then the patch
needs to update the following comment in the Makefile:

# Define EXTRA_CFLAGS=-m64 or EXTRA_CFLAGS=-m32 as appropriate for
cross-builds.

to specify ARCH on the command line.

David
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