On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 09:35:27PM -0600, Rob Landley wrote: > On 12/27/2012 02:09:33 PM, Shaun Ruffell wrote: > >Hi Rob, > > > >On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 04:25:10PM -0600, Rob Landley wrote: > >> Although the README and Documentation/Changes both say the kernel > >> builds with gcc 3.2, this is no loner the case. In reality the new > >> 3.7 kernel no longer builds under unpatched gcc 4.2.1 (the last > >> GPLv2 release). > >> > >> Building for i686 breaks with > >> "arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p6.c:22: error: > >> p6_hw_cache_event_ids causes a section type conflict" (trivial > >> workaround: patch kernel so CONFIG_BROKEN_RODATA defaults to y). > > > >I came across your email while searching for a solution to the above > >build error. > > > >In addition to setting CONFIG_BROKEN_RODATA=y, Jan Beulich sent a > >patch [1] to LKML that also fixes this build problem for me. > > > >[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/11/23/308 > > > >It doesn't appear to have hit Linus' tree yet though, but with luck > >someone will pick it up before 3.8 final. > > > >Cheers, > >Shaun > > Having it in 3.7.x would be nice too. Copying stable.
Please let sta...@vger.kernel.org know the git commit id in Linus's tree when it makes it there, and we can take it. Until then, nothing we can do, sorry. greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/