Re: 2.6.0-test5 - powermac compile problem "incorrect section attributes for .plt"

From: Tom Rini
Date: Mon Sep 22 2003 - 11:23:41 EST


On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 03:08:32PM -0700, Cliff White wrote:

> System is an iBook2,
> distro is Debian unstable
> kernel is 2.6.0-test5 or current from
> bk://ppc.bkbits.net/linuxppc-2.5
>
> gcc version 3.3.2 20030908 (Debian prerelease)
>
> When compiling modules, i get this warning, repeatedly:
> CC [M] sound/ppc/pmac.o
> {standard input}: Assembler messages:
> {standard input}:3: Warning: setting incorrect section attributes for .plt
>
> Then, this failure:
>
> AS arch/ppc/boot/common//util.o
> arch/ppc/boot/common/util.S: Assembler messages:
> arch/ppc/boot/common/util.S:220: Warning: setting incorrect section attributes
> for .relocate_code
> arch/ppc/boot/common//util.o: File truncated
> arch/ppc/boot/common/util.S:281: FATAL: Can't write
> arch/ppc/boot/common//util.o: File truncated
> make[2]: *** [arch/ppc/boot/common//util.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [arch/ppc/boot/common/] Error 2
>
> Suggestions appreciated.

I suspect this is a binutils bug. But can you try the following? We
shouldn't need a '.previous' here, as it is the end of the file anyhow.

===== arch/ppc/boot/common/util.S 1.6 vs edited =====
--- 1.6/arch/ppc/boot/common/util.S Thu Aug 21 10:17:00 2003
+++ edited/arch/ppc/boot/common/util.S Mon Sep 22 09:21:37 2003
@@ -277,6 +277,3 @@
addi r3,r3,L1_CACHE_BYTES /* Next line, please */
bdnz 00b
10: blr
-
- .previous
-

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Tom Rini
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