(+ Arnd) On 18 January 2017 at 20:44, Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:32 AM, Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Changes since 20170117: >> >> The arm-soc tree gained a conflict against the arm tree. >> >> The amlogic tree gained a conflict against the arm-soc tree. >> >> Non-merge commits (relative to Linus' tree): 3676 >> 4511 files changed, 139928 insertions(+), 85028 deletions(-) > > Crypto now fails on arm allmodconfig: > > arch/arm/crypto/Makefile:25: These ARMv8 Crypto Extensions modules > need binutils 2.23 or higher > arch/arm/crypto/Makefile:26: aes-arm-ce.o sha1-arm-ce.o sha2-arm-ce.o > ghash-arm-ce.o crct10dif-arm-ce.o crc32-arm-ce.o > AS [M] arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-core.o > CC [M] arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-glue.o > /home/paul/git/linux-head/arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-core.S: Assembler messages: > /home/paul/git/linux-head/arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-core.S:817: > Error: bad type for scalar -- `vmov q1h[1],r10' > /home/paul/git/linux-head/arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-core.S:817: > Error: bad type for scalar -- `vmov q1h[0],r9' > /home/paul/git/linux-head/arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-core.S:817: > Error: bad type for scalar -- `vmov q1l[1],r8' > /home/paul/git/linux-head/arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-core.S:817: > Error: bad type for scalar -- `vmov q1l[0],r7' > /home/paul/git/linux-head/arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-core.S:818: > Error: bad type for scalar -- `vmov q2h[1],r10' > /home/paul/git/linux-head/arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-core.S:818: > Error: bad type for scalar -- `vmov q2h[0],r9' > > [many more similar scalar errors deleted] > > The 2.2.3 warning was there in the past, but it wasn't fatal. I'm using > an older binutils 2.22 from the kernel.org crosstool stuff. > > Seems sfr's builds get the same issue: > > http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/buildresult/12910945/ > > A mindless "git bisect run" comes up with: > > cc477bf645736739e69d31fdf715281ef0dd5f9b is the first bad commit > commit cc477bf645736739e69d31fdf715281ef0dd5f9b > Author: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wed Jan 11 16:41:54 2017 +0000 > > crypto: arm/aes - replace bit-sliced OpenSSL NEON code > > Maybe binnutils 2.22 is finally too old? > I am not sure what the current policy is (Arnd?), but if all errors pertain to vmovs from scalar to NEON register, I suppose I could work around it. But perhaps the best solution is the simplest one: not build the module for < 2.23, like we do for the Crypto Extensions modules. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-next" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html