Re: Build regressions/improvements in v6.6-rc3

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Mon, 25 Sep 2023, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> JFYI, when comparing v6.6-rc3[1] to v6.6-rc2[3], the summaries are:
>  - build errors: +11/-4

  + error: modpost: ".L872" [drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand.ko] undefined!:  => N/A

parisc-gcc13/parisc-allmodconfig (seen before)

  + error: modpost: "ebus_dma_enable" [drivers/parport/parport_pc.ko] undefined!:  => N/A
  + error: modpost: "ebus_dma_irq_enable" [drivers/parport/parport_pc.ko] undefined!:  => N/A
  + error: modpost: "ebus_dma_prepare" [drivers/parport/parport_pc.ko] undefined!:  => N/A
  + error: modpost: "ebus_dma_register" [drivers/parport/parport_pc.ko] undefined!:  => N/A
  + error: modpost: "ebus_dma_request" [drivers/parport/parport_pc.ko] undefined!:  => N/A
  + error: modpost: "ebus_dma_residue" [drivers/parport/parport_pc.ko] undefined!:  => N/A
  + error: modpost: "ebus_dma_unregister" [drivers/parport/parport_pc.ko] undefined!:  => N/A
  + error: modpost: "ns87303_lock" [drivers/parport/parport_pc.ko] undefined!:  => N/A

sparc64-gcc{5,11,12,13}/sparc-allmodconfig (seen before)

  + {standard input}: Error: expected comma after name `xpcs_co' in .size directive:  => 1100

sh4-gcc1[12]/sh-all{mod,yes}config (ICE)

  + {standard input}: Error: pcrel too far:  => 932, 940, 939

sh4-gcc1[12]/sh-allyesconfig (ICE)

> [1] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/6465e260f48790807eef06b583b38ca9789b6072/ (all 239 configs)
> [3] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/ce9ecca0238b140b88f43859b211c9fdfd8e5b70/ (237 out of 239 configs)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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