linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Fix "attempt to move .org backwards" error

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Message-Id: <20131210101031.82b02468d32ddb89481b24b9@canb.auug.org.au>
Date:	Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:10:31 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Mahesh J Salgaonkar <mahesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@...abs.org>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	linux-next <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Fix "attempt to move .org backwards" error

Hi,

On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:40:15 +0530 Mahesh J Salgaonkar <mahesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>
> From: Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> With recent machine check patch series changes, The exception vectors
> starting from 0x4300 are now overflowing with allyesconfig. Fix that by
> moving machine_check_common and machine_check_handle_early code out of
> that region to make enough room for exception vector area.
> 
> Fixes this build error reportes by Stephen:
> 
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S: Assembler messages:
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:958: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:959: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:983: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:984: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:1003: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:1013: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:1014: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:1015: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:1016: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:1017: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
> arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:1018: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Tested-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>

Works for me.  Thanks.  I will add this to linux-next today if Ben
doesn't add it to his tree.
-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au

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