Subject: Re: [PowerPC] today's main line failed to build on PowerPC

From: Balbir Singh <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:59:09 +1000

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 11:50:28AM +0530, Abdul Haleem wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The main line stable 4.8.0-rc2 failed to build on PowerPC with following
> build errors. config : pseries_le_defconfig Machine Type : PowerPC Bare
> Metal
> 
> 09:34:22 00:04:59 INFO | make -j 160  vmlinux
> 09:34:24 00:05:01 ERROR| [stderr] arch/powerpc/mm/hash_low_32.S: Assembler messages:
> 09:34:24 00:05:01 ERROR| [stderr] arch/powerpc/mm/hash_low_32.S:353: Error: missing operand
> 09:34:24 00:05:01 ERROR| [stderr] arch/powerpc/mm/hash_low_32.S:612: Error: missing operand
> 09:34:24 00:05:01 ERROR| [stderr] arch/powerpc/mm/hash_low_32.S:670: Error: missing operand
> 09:34:24 00:05:01 ERROR| [stderr] make[1]: *** [arch/powerpc/mm/hash_low_32.o] Error 1
> 09:34:24 00:05:01 ERROR| [stderr] make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> 09:34:25 00:05:02 ERROR| [stderr] arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S: Assembler messages:
> 09:34:25 00:05:02 ERROR| [stderr] arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S:1113: Error: missing operand
> 09:34:25 00:05:02 ERROR| [stderr] make[1]: *** [arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.o] Error 1
> 09:34:25 00:05:02 ERROR| [stderr] make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> 09:34:27 00:05:04 ERROR| [stderr] make: *** [arch/powerpc/mm] Error 2
> 09:34:27 00:05:04 ERROR| [stderr] make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> 09:34:42 00:05:19 ERROR| [stderr] make: *** [arch/powerpc/kernel] Error 2
>

Sounds like the assembler could not build the 32 bit assembly files. Has
the build succeeded with the same compiler/toolchain and options before?
 
> Regard's
> Abdul