On 2.10.2012 16:42, Jean Delvare wrote: > The correct syntax for gcc -x is "gcc -x assembler", not > "gcc -xassembler". Even though the latter happens to work, the former > is what is documented in the manual page and thus what gcc wrappers > such as icecream do expect. > > This isn't a cosmetic change. The missing space prevents icecream from > recognizing compilation tasks it can't handle, leading to silent kernel > miscompilations. > > Besides me, credits go to Michael Matz and Dirk Mueller for > investigating the miscompilation issue and tracking it down to this > incorrect -x parameter syntax.
Applied to kbuild.git#rc-fixes. Thanks to everyone involved. Michal -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
