On 1/16/06, David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com> wrote:
Kishore K wrote:
> hi
> When 2.4.32 kernel (from linux-mips) is compiled with the tool chain
> based on gcc 3.4.4 and binutils 2.16.1, the kernel crashes on malta
> board. The crash file is enclosed along with the mail. If the same
> kernel is compiled with the tool chain based on gcc 3.3.6, no problem is
> observed.
>
> May I know, whether it is because of the changes in ABI in gcc 3.4.
Not exactly. It has to do with -funit-at-a-time. In the
2.4.x kernel
it is assumed that gcc will not reorder top level asm statements and
functions. For gcc-3.3.x and earlier this was a valid assumption. With
3.4.x and later it is not.
Thanks for the information. The board is up, when the kernel is compiled with the above mentioned option.
--kishore
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