Re: Build regressions/improvements in v6.9

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

On Mon, 13 May 2024, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> JFYI, when comparing v6.9[1] to v6.9-rc7[3], the summaries are:
>  - build errors: +6/-1

   + /kisskb/src/arch/sparc/vdso/vclock_gettime.c: error: no previous prototype for '__vdso_clock_gettime' [-Werror=missing-prototypes]:  => 254:1

sparc64-gcc13/sparc64-allmodconfig (seen before)

   + /kisskb/src/arch/sparc/vdso/vclock_gettime.c: error: no previous prototype for '__vdso_clock_gettime_stick' [-Werror=missing-prototypes]:  => 282:1
   + /kisskb/src/arch/sparc/vdso/vclock_gettime.c: error: no previous prototype for '__vdso_gettimeofday' [-Werror=missing-prototypes]:  => 307:1
   + /kisskb/src/arch/sparc/vdso/vclock_gettime.c: error: no previous prototype for '__vdso_gettimeofday_stick' [-Werror=missing-prototypes]:  => 343:1
   + {standard input}: Error: pcrel too far: 561, 563, 572, 554, 552, 579, 543, 545, 590, 570, 581, 588 => 572, 584, 568, 550, 557, 545, 586, 581, 570, 577, 575, 593, 552, 548, 563, 559, 561, 566, 543, 588, 590, 595, 554, 579
   + {standard input}: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.cfi_def_cfa_off':  => 609

sh4-gcc13/sh-allmodconfig (ICE crickets)

> [1] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/a38297e3fb012ddfa7ce0321a7e5a8daeb1872b6/ (all 138 configs)
> [3] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/dd5a440a31fae6e459c0d6271dddd62825505361/ (all 138 configs)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

 						Geert

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