Re: Build regressions/improvements in v5.19

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

On Mon, 1 Aug 2022, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> JFYI, when comparing v5.19[1] to v5.19-rc8[3], the summaries are:
>  - build errors: +5/-0

   + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L271 overflows 12-bit field:  => 1625
   + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L271 overflows 8-bit field :  => 1634
   + {standard input}: Error: displacement to undefined symbol .L318 overflows 8-bit field :  => 1665, 1681, 1693, 1711

sh4-gcc11/sh-allyesconfig (seen before)

   + {standard input}: Error: pcrel too far:  => 1629, 1686, 1635, 1655, 1702, 1618, 1660, 1676, 1672, 1684, 1685, 1698, 1695, 1656, 1649, 1670, 1667, 1657, 1644, 1673, 1705, 1609, 1632, 1700
   + {standard input}: Error: unknown opcode:  => 1713

sh4-gcc11/sh-all{mod,yes}config (seen before)

The root cause is probably a compiler bug:

     sh4-linux-gcc: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault signal terminated program cc1

> [1] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/3d7cb6b04c3f3115719235cc6866b10326de34cd/ (all 135 configs)
> [3] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/e0dccc3b76fb35bb257b4118367a883073d7390e/ (all 135 configs)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

 						Geert

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