Re: [update5] [PATCH] init: bzip2 or lzma -compressed kernels andinitrds

From: Alain Knaff
Date: Tue Sep 23 2008 - 15:45:32 EST


H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Just did so, and it broke my first test build.
>
> arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.o: In function `relocated':
> (.text+0x28): undefined reference to `_end'
> make[3]: *** [arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [bzImage] Error 2
> make: *** [sub-make] Error 2
>
> -hpa

Just leave the changes in head_64.S away; this was only about improved
memory management. It is not strictly needed, as the change in
/include/asm-x86/boot.h still makes sure that the heap is big enough,
even for bzip2

Regards,

Alain

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