Hi, I see the following build error in -next when building sh:shx3_defconfig.
{standard input}: Assembler messages: {standard input}:177: Error: unknown opcode {standard input}:7760: Error: unknown opcode {standard input}:163: Error: displacement to defined symbol .L24 overflows 8-bit field {standard input}:6826: Error: displacement to defined symbol .L1409 overflows 12-bit field {standard input}:7051: Error: displacement to defined symbol .L1469 overflows 12-bit field [many more of those] {standard input}:148: Error: pcrel too far {standard input}:7549: Error: negative offset [several more of those] This is seen when building kernel/futex.o. I initially thought that the problem was due to an old compiler/toolchain, but using a new toolchain did not help. Toolchain: sh4-linux-gcc.br_real (Buildroot 2016.05) 5.3.0 GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.26.20160125 When using gcc 4.6.3 (from the kernel.org toolchain), the error is reported as: {standard input}: Assembler messages: {standard input}:318: Error: unknown opcode {standard input}:7282: Error: unknown opcode Bisect (for both toolchains) points to 'sh: add working futex atomic ops on userspace addresses for smp' as the culprit. Bisect log is attached. Guenter --- # bad: [4d9dc2a0baee551d44e853e28a69cec881308655] Add linux-next specific files for 20160804 # good: [523d939ef98fd712632d93a5a2b588e477a7565e] Linux 4.7 git bisect start 'HEAD' 'v4.7' # good: [b0c4e2acdd6175a07107474f3cd7bdc062cf4d3d] Merge branch 'for-next' of git://git.samba.org/sfrench/cifs-2.6 git bisect good b0c4e2acdd6175a07107474f3cd7bdc062cf4d3d # good: [77a87824ed676ca8ff8482e4157d3adb284fd381] clocksource/drivers/clps_711x: fixup for "ARM: clps711x: git bisect good 77a87824ed676ca8ff8482e4157d3adb284fd381 # good: [221bb8a46e230b9824204ae86537183d9991ff2a] Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm git bisect good 221bb8a46e230b9824204ae86537183d9991ff2a # bad: [5134a4ec4905a332a460709acd4e08afe749d6fc] Merge remote-tracking branch 'befs/for-next' git bisect bad 5134a4ec4905a332a460709acd4e08afe749d6fc # good: [f0936155f2204720655aefbc2f17c25a2c80a59e] Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net git bisect good f0936155f2204720655aefbc2f17c25a2c80a59e # good: [50e4cfe7f334833aba4e5b69bbe6450aeed56732] Merge remote-tracking branch 'samsung-krzk/for-next' git bisect good 50e4cfe7f334833aba4e5b69bbe6450aeed56732 # good: [1a4db2bf7d3c1e26a42337b5bb1e81b6b7cfce2b] Merge remote-tracking branch 'parisc-hd/for-next' git bisect good 1a4db2bf7d3c1e26a42337b5bb1e81b6b7cfce2b # bad: [a0f556c518531ec412b1dfeae008d175fd0b203e] Merge remote-tracking branch 'sh/for-next' git bisect bad a0f556c518531ec412b1dfeae008d175fd0b203e # good: [d844e279152c27e5b1a56dc40de08ddfd99176f3] powerpc/ptrace: Enable in transaction NT_PPC_VMX ptrace requests git bisect good d844e279152c27e5b1a56dc40de08ddfd99176f3 # bad: [38396cc1e27e0fee33a70dcbe2bc5ad343144b8e] sh: add SMP support for J2 git bisect bad 38396cc1e27e0fee33a70dcbe2bc5ad343144b8e # good: [f368d475871e8aafdfcffc858aad9647ced82fa2] sh: make board-secureedge5410 explicitly non-modular git bisect good f368d475871e8aafdfcffc858aad9647ced82fa2 # good: [7213f0d9421066fd4e31c1230c150103d88431a4] sh: add support for J-Core J2 processor git bisect good 7213f0d9421066fd4e31c1230c150103d88431a4 # good: [172e33b70901310162b981236f0612956e68eb8a] sh: add J2 atomics using the cas.l instruction git bisect good 172e33b70901310162b981236f0612956e68eb8a # bad: [7d582a9edd130847f9712fc7012f1a643b8b8f26] sh: SMP support for SH2 entry.S git bisect bad 7d582a9edd130847f9712fc7012f1a643b8b8f26 # bad: [3adc5aa28659f0f6e9defb915a1ccc67d76704b7] sh: add working futex atomic ops on userspace addresses for smp git bisect bad 3adc5aa28659f0f6e9defb915a1ccc67d76704b7 # first bad commit: [3adc5aa28659f0f6e9defb915a1ccc67d76704b7] sh: add working futex atomic ops on userspace addresses for smp