Bug#451805: linux-image-2.6.22-3-r4k-ip22 dies early on boot / Starting ELF64 kernel

[Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>]

Florian Lohoff wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 12:14:09PM +0100, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> > 
> > Can you build a kernel from linux-mips git and see if that works?
> 
> After trying to produce a new toolchain:
> 
> net/sched/em_meta.c: In function 'meta_int_loadavg_0':
> net/sched/em_meta.c:127: error: PRINT_OPERAND, invalid operand for relocation
> (const:DI (plus:DI (symbol_ref:DI ("avenrun") [flags 0x40] <var_decl 0x405a2960 avenrun>)
>         (const_int 4 [0x4])))
> net/sched/em_meta.c:127: internal compiler error: in print_operand_reloc, at config/mips/mips.c:5579
> Please submit a full bug report,
> with preprocessed source if appropriate.
> See <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions.
> {standard input}: Assembler messages:
> {standard input}:0: Warning: end of file not at end of a line; newline inserted
> {standard input}:1875: Warning: missing .end at end of assembly
> make[2]: *** [net/sched/em_meta.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [net/sched] Error 2
> make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> 
> Now also while cross-compiling ...

AFAIR this is a compiler bug which was fixed in the meanwhile. Maybe
http://people.debian.org/~ths/toolchain/ works better.


Thiemo