linux-kernel - Re: avr32 build failures in linux-next

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Date:	Fri, 05 Feb 2016 22:02:12 +0530
From:	Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@...il.com>,
	Hans-Christian Egtvedt <egtvedt@...fundet.no>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: avr32 build failures in linux-next

On Friday 05 February 2016 09:32 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am getting persistent build failures with av32 in linux-next.

me too.

>
> Example for avr32:defconfig:
>
> fs/built-in.o: In function `anon_inode_getfile':
> (.text+0x2ae90): relocation truncated to fit: R_AVR32_21S against
> `.text'+296c0
>
> All builds but avr32:allnoconfig fail with such truncated relocations.
>
> Toolchain used is the old gcc 4.2.4 toolchain from kernel.org. I have been
> unable to find or build newer versions of gcc for avr32.
>
> Does anyone know if a more recent toolchain for avr32 is available ?

https://sourceware.org/ml/crossgcc/2015-10/msg00050.html
says avr32 has been depreciated.

>
> Another question is if the avr32 kernel still supported, or if I should
> just stop trying to build test it. Any thoughts ?

I have already stopped building it.

Regards
Sudip