Re: Will's kernel compilation error

[Matt Turner]

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Will L Givens <wlgivens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> > It seems the problem, GPREL16, is pretty wide spread. I've tried
>> building
>> > the drivers as modules, since that doesn't appear to be a problem
>> *knock on
>> > wood* but one driver after another, after another, after another
>> generates a
>> > new GPREL16 error! Raid0 drivers, numerous NetFilter modules, IR
>> drivers
>> > (guess I can't use a Hauppauge card), and various other components.
>> I'm
>> > going to try a few more configurations... then hit the sack. I'm
>> pretty sure
>> > this is going to be a long process.
>>
>> when I hit the relocation overflow a couple of releases before, I
>> locally
>> applied this patch, which fixes it for me. I assume the kernel is
>> slightly
>> bigger this way, but I didn't measure it.
>>
>> ev6, everything built in, gcc 4.4 I think
>>
>> Thorsten
>>
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/alpha/Makefile b/arch/alpha/Makefile
>> index 4759fe7..2cc3cc5 100644
>> --- a/arch/alpha/Makefile
>> +++ b/arch/alpha/Makefile
>> @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ NM := $(NM) -B
>>
>>  LDFLAGS_vmlinux      := -static -N #-relax
>>  CHECKFLAGS   += -D__alpha__ -m64
>> -cflags-y     := -pipe -mno-fp-regs -ffixed-8 -msmall-data
>> +cflags-y     := -pipe -mno-fp-regs -ffixed-8
>>  cflags-y     += $(call cc-option, -fno-jump-tables)
>>
>>  cpuflags-$(CONFIG_ALPHA_EV4)         := -mcpu=ev4
>>
>>
>> --
>> | Thorsten Kranzkowski        Internet: dl8bcu@xxxxxxxxx
>> |
>> | Mobile: ++49 170 1876134       Snail: Kiebitzstr. 14, 49324 Melle,
>> Germany  |
>> | Ampr: dl8bcu@db0lj.#rpl.deu.eu, dl8bcu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [44.130.8.19] |
>
> That patch did the trick!!!! Everything built without issue... I'll post
> your patch at bugzilla.kernel.org. Now, just have to test the AIC7xxx driver
> and see if it works!  Nope it doesn't, same error as before... aic7xxx
> unable to handle kernel paging address at 036b***** I'm going to try
> swapping some memory around and see what happens if anything.
>
>
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Don't post it to bugzilla. It'll just rot there.

The author should mail linux-alpha@ to get it reviewed.

Matt
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