Re: Typo in linux-2.6.38/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S

[Eric Valette]

On 16/03/2011 21:22, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-03-16 at 21:09 +0100, Eric Vlette wrote:
> > On 16/03/2011 20:52, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 02:15:26PM +0100, Eric Valette wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Trying to compile 2.6.38, I found the follwoing bug. Compiler barks...
> > >
> > > New compiler? (new binutils more likely)
> >
> > Maybe. I use debian unstable + experimental and upgrade packages almost
> > everyday...
>
> You probably have new binutils.
>
> What does "as --version" give you. Binutils 2.21... ?

Well I found the problem at work and I'm home now but since I use the 
same distrib and just updated, its probably the same.

as --version
GNU assembler (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.21.0.20110302

So probably most debian user will soon or late have the problem.


> I think it was 2.21 that started giving problems.

Sound plausible.

> > But obviously the begin end is not symmetric as in other function.
>
> Right, there was a discussion before about this causing issues with new
> binutils, and I think Ingo or Thomas said that they had patches to fix
> these for x86. Which this looks like one.
>
> The old binutils never complained.

Anyway this show once again that the world like symetry and you better 
remember it ;-) (lock/unlock, malloc free, ...)

Probably a stable candidate for 2.6.38.1

--eric
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