On Tue, December 20, 2011 1:02 pm, Bob Tracy wrote: > Maybe I missed it, but was there a solution (or at least an > explanation) for the gcc-4.6 kernel build issue where we were getting > GPREL16 errors when using the "-msmall-data" flag?
You can change -msmall-data to -mlarge-data in arch/alpha/Makefile. I believe it results in extra CPU instructions to reference the data segment, so a slightly larger kernel, and potentially less efficient (I have little idea what the impact is). Why gcc-4.6 creates a data segment too large for 64kB when gcc-4.4 can fit it in was never explained. Cheers Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
