Source: linux-2.6 Version: 3.2.1-1 Severity: important User: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Usertags: alpha X-Debbugs-CC: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Justification: Crashes system in flaming heap of process/CPU lockups.
gcc-4.4 on Alpha produces bad code and is the reason for many crashes that existed in quite of number of packages. The bug is fixed in gcc-4.5. This is relevant to the kernel because the source package linux-2.6 requests that gcc-4.4 is used to build the kernel. Ouch! I hadn't noticed that until now, when, wow, we finally (!) get a relatively new Debian kernel built on Alpha, so I installed it with gusto and, strike a light, it took my flash new buildd down in a flaming heap. See my earlier report on this problem to the linux kernel list at: https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/1/19/410 Please update the version of gcc-4.4 used to build the kernel on Alpha to gcc-4.5. I suggest using gcc-4.5 rather than the default gcc-4.6 as some people have reported that gcc-4.6 extends the data segment beyond 64kb (arch/alpha/Makefile specifies -msmall-data so the data segment cannot exceed 64kB) thus linking fails. Actually, on a Debian kernel that might not be a problem since almost everything is built as a module, but we desperately need a _working_ kernel on Alpha so I suggest not risking gcc-4.6 at the moment. Cheers Michael. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-alpha-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4f1e51fc.6090...@orcon.net.nz