link failure: file truncated

Just tried to build the latest version from Linus' tree and I am getting a link error.

building with the pseries_defconfig

...
LD drivers/built-in.o
LD vmlinux.o
MODPOST vmlinux.o
WARNING: modpost: Found 6 section mismatch(es).
To see full details build your kernel with:
'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y'

 GEN     .version
 CHK     include/linux/compile.h
 UPD     include/linux/compile.h
 CC      init/version.o
 LD      init/built-in.o
 LD      .tmp_vmlinux1

ld: final link failed: File truncated
make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1

~/src/linus/linux-2.6>cat /etc/SuSE-release SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (ppc) VERSION = 9
PATCHLEVEL = 3
~/src/linus/linux-2.6>ld --version
GNU ld version 2.15.90.0.1.1 20040303 (SuSE Linux)
Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License. This program has absolutely no warranty. ~/src/linus/linux-2.6>gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 3.3.3 (SuSE Linux)
Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

~/src/linus/linux-2.6>cat /etc/SuSE-release SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (ppc) VERSION = 9
PATCHLEVEL = 3

Jon

As you may have seen from Segher's email from about 40 minutes ago, I can confirm that I am getting the same error at the same point in the build. I am going to reply to his message in a few minutes with more details he requested. Like you, I also have a 2.15-era ld version.

I can tell you that if you revert the patch that Segher sent on July 22 for file arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S, the link should succeed (mine does).

Regards,
Chuck

I can reproduce this now, with 3.4.6 + 2.15, on powerpc64 defconfig (with the drivers that don't compile with 3.4.6 disabled).

I have a fix for the warning with 2.17, but that's just a warning, so I'll wait sending it until we know what causes the error.

Stay tuned :-)

Segher