Hi again, Using GCC 4.0.0 on the Broadcom SB1 MIPS64 board, the compilation crashes at the final link phase with the following errors: `.exit.text' referenced in section `.pdr.78' of arch/mips/kernel/built-in.o: defined in discarded section `.exit.text' of arch/mips/kernel/built-in.o `.exit.text' referenced in section `.pdr.37' of fs/built-in.o: defined in discarded section `.exit.text' of fs/built-in.o `.exit.text' referenced in section `.pdr.17' of crypto/built-in.o: defined in discarded section `.exit.text' of crypto/built-in.o `.exit.text' referenced in section `.pdr.17' of block/built-in.o: defined in discarded section `.exit.text' of block/built-in.o `.exit.text' referenced in section `.pdr.10' of drivers/built-in.o: defined in discarded section `.exit.text' of drivers/built-in.o `.exit.data' referenced in section `.exit.text.403' of net/built-in.o: defined in discarded section `.exit.data' of net/built-in.o `.exit.data' referenced in section `.exit.text.403' of net/built-in.o: defined in discarded section `.exit.data' of net/built-in.o `.exit.data' referenced in section `.exit.text.403' of net/built-in.o: defined in discarded section `.exit.data' of net/built-in.o `.exit.data' referenced in section `.exit.text.403' of net/built-in.o: defined in discarded section `.exit.data' of net/built-in.o `.exit.text' referenced in section `.pdr.20' of net/built-in.o: defined in discarded section `.exit.text' of net/built-in.o My first thought was "ah, might be because I'm using an old GCC, so I'll try something more recent and see what happens". When trying GCC 4.1.0 (snapshot from 20051017), I get the following error: In file included from include/linux/nfs_fs.h:15, from init/do_mounts.c:12: include/linux/pagemap.h: In function 'fault_in_pages_readable': include/linux/pagemap.h:237: error: read-only variable '__gu_val' used as 'asm' output include/linux/pagemap.h:237: error: read-only variable '__gu_val' used as 'asm' output include/linux/pagemap.h:237: error: read-only variable '__gu_val' used as 'asm' output include/linux/pagemap.h:237: error: read-only variable '__gu_val' used as 'asm' output include/linux/pagemap.h:243: error: read-only variable '__gu_val' used as 'asm' output include/linux/pagemap.h:243: error: read-only variable '__gu_val' used as 'asm' output include/linux/pagemap.h:243: error: read-only variable '__gu_val' used as 'asm' output include/linux/pagemap.h:243: error: read-only variable '__gu_val' used as 'asm' output make[1]: *** [init/do_mounts.o] Error 1 make: *** [init] Error 2 This one may be a compiler bug (experimental GCCs are, well, experimental!) but it makes it somewhat harder to know if the later issue is resolved by using a different toolchain. Any suggestions on how to fix either/both problems? Thanks, Jonathan Day __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs