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. > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-alpha" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Don't post it to bugzilla. It'll just rot there. The author should mail linux-alpha@ to get it reviewed. Matt -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-alpha" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
