Andi Kleen wrote: > On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 10:46:20AM +0100, Andy Whitcroft wrote: >> We are seeing the following compile error on older x86 installs: >> >> arch/i386/kernel/verify_cpu.S: Assembler messages: >> arch/i386/kernel/verify_cpu.S:13: Error: `(%esp)' is >> not a valid 16 bit base/index expression >> >> Seems to come from: >> >> x86_64-mm-i386-verify-cpu >> >> Compiler: >> >> gcc version 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-3) > > Your compiler must be a brother in spirit of Andrew's vaio. > > Does this patch help? > > -Andi > > > Index: linux/arch/i386/kernel/verify_cpu.S > =================================================================== > --- linux.orig/arch/i386/kernel/verify_cpu.S > +++ linux/arch/i386/kernel/verify_cpu.S > @@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ verify_cpu: > > #if CONFIG_X86_MINIMUM_CPU_MODEL >= 4 > pushfl > - orl $(1<<18),(%esp) # try setting AC > + pop %eax > + orl $(1<<18),%eax # try setting AC > + push %eax > popfl > pushfl > popl %eax > >
Yep that gets us past the compile problems. Of course she then blows up cause SLUB does not work on x86 in that version ... but ... Acked-by: Andy Whitcroft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -apw - 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/
