Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:35:27 -0600 | From | Rob Landley <> | Subject | Re: Minimum toolchain requirements? |
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On 12/27/2012 02:09:33 PM, Shaun Ruffell wrote: > Hi Rob, > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 04:25:10PM -0600, Rob Landley wrote: > > Although the README and Documentation/Changes both say the kernel > > builds with gcc 3.2, this is no loner the case. In reality the new > > 3.7 kernel no longer builds under unpatched gcc 4.2.1 (the last > > GPLv2 release). > > > > Building for i686 breaks with > > "arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p6.c:22: error: > > p6_hw_cache_event_ids causes a section type conflict" (trivial > > workaround: patch kernel so CONFIG_BROKEN_RODATA defaults to y). > > I came across your email while searching for a solution to the above > build error. > > In addition to setting CONFIG_BROKEN_RODATA=y, Jan Beulich sent a > patch [1] to LKML that also fixes this build problem for me. > > [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/11/23/308 > > It doesn't appear to have hit Linus' tree yet though, but with luck > someone will pick it up before 3.8 final. > > Cheers, > Shaun
Having it in 3.7.x would be nice too. Copying stable.
Thanks,
Rob
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