[yocto] Kernel Panics on armv4t with gcc.4.5.1

Thu Feb 3 13:22:08 PST 2011

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Thomas [mailto:gary at mlbassoc.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:03 PM
> To: Darren Hart
> Cc: Kamble, Nitin A; yocto at yoctoproject.org
> Subject: Re: [yocto] Kernel Panics on armv4t with gcc.4.5.1
> 
> On 02/03/2011 11:21 AM, Darren Hart wrote:
> > On 02/03/2011 09:00 AM, Kamble, Nitin A wrote:
> >> Hi Diego,
> >>
> >> Good to know your kernel panic is gone. The 4.5.1 tree is arm
> specific
> >> linaro patches, which probably helping you. You can also try the
> >> meta-linaro layer.
> >>
> >> http://git.pokylinux.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/meta-linaro/
> >
> > This has moved:
> >
> > http://git.pokylinux.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky-extras
> >
> >>
> >> And Darren is working on updating that layer currently. The gcc from
> >> that layer has linaro arm patches.
> >
> > I'm running into some build issues during the uprev, but hoping to
> have it done ASAP.
> 
> To be clear on how to use this - I added the meta-linaro layer to my
> poky tree and added these to my <MACHINE>.conf:
>    GCCVERSION = "4.5.1.linaro"
>    SDKGCCVERSION = "4.5.1.linaro"
> 
> When I tried this, I got these errors:
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5.1.linaro of gcc-cross not available (for
> item virtual/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-gcc)
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5.1.linaro of gcc-runtime not available (for
> item virtual/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-compilerlibs)
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5.1.linaro of gcc-cross not available (for
> item virtual/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-g++)
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5.1.linaro of gcc-cross-intermediate not
> available (for item virtual/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-gcc-intermediate)
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5.1.linaro of gcc-crosssdk not available (for
> item virtual/i586-pokysdk-linux-gcc-crosssdk)
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5.1.linaro of gcc-runtime-nativesdk not
> available (for item virtual/i586-pokysdk-linux-compilerlibs-nativesdk)
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5.1.linaro of gcc-cross-initial not available
> (for item virtual/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-gcc-initial)
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5.1.linaro of gcc-crosssdk not available (for
> item virtual/i586-pokysdk-linux-g++-crosssdk)
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5.1.linaro of gcc-crosssdk-intermediate not
> available (for item virtual/i586-pokysdk-linux-gcc-intermediate-
> crosssdk)
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5.1.linaro of gcc-crosssdk-initial not
> available (for item virtual/i586-pokysdk-linux-gcc-initial-crosssdk)
> 
> What did I miss?

Gary,
  It should have worked for you. Only thing I see is the latest drop is at poky-extras and not meta-linaro. 
Thanks,
Nitin

> 
> >> *From:*Diego Sueiro [mailto:diego.sueiro at gmail.com]
> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 01, 2011 7:34 AM
> >> *To:* Kamble, Nitin A
> >> *Cc:* yocto at yoctoproject.org
> >> *Subject:* Re: [yocto] Kernel Panics on armv4t with gcc.4.5.1
> >>
> >> Nitin,
> >>
> >> After removing:
> >>
> >> echo "/* GNU ld script
> >>
> >> Use the shared library, but some functions are only in
> >>
> >> the static library. */
> >>
> >> GROUP ( libgcc_s.so.1 libgcc.a )" > ${D}${libdir}/libgcc_s.so
> >>
> >> from gcc-package-target.inc and gcc-package-cross.inc, the gcc 4.5.2
> was
> >> successfully compiled.
> >>
> >>
> >> And no kernel panic anymore. :-D
> >>
> >> I just want to understand what is wrong with gcc 4.5.1.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> --
> >> *dS
> >> Diego Sueiro
> >>
> >> Administrador do Portal Embarcados
> >> www.embarcados.com.br <http://www.embarcados.com.br>
> >>
> >> /*long live rock 'n roll*/
> >>
> >> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 8:40 AM, Diego Sueiro <diego.sueiro at gmail.com
> >> <mailto:diego.sueiro at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Nitin,
> >>
> >> I got this error:
> >>
> >> /home/dev/yocto-repo/build/tmp/sysroots/i686-linux/usr/bin/armv4t-
> poky-linux-gnueabi/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-ld:
> >> /usr/lib/crti.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 3)
> >>
> >> /home/dev/yocto-repo/build/tmp/sysroots/i686-linux/usr/bin/armv4t-
> poky-linux-gnueabi/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-ld:
> >> /usr/lib/crti.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 3)
> >>
> >> /usr/lib/crti.o: could not read symbols: File in wrong format
> >>
> >> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> >>
> >> make[2]: *** [libgcc_s.so] Error 1
> >>
> >> make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> >>
> >> arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-ranlib libgcc_eh.a
> >>
> >> arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-ranlib libgcc.a
> >>
> >> make[2]: Leaving directory
> >> `/home/dev/yocto-repo/build/tmp/work/armv4t-poky-linux-gnueabi/gcc-
> cross-intermediate-4.5.2-r3/gcc-4.5.2/build.i686-linux.arm-poky-linux-
> gnueabi/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi/libgcc'
> >>
> >> make[1]: *** [all-target-libgcc] Error 2
> >>
> >> make[1]: Leaving directory
> >> `/home/dev/yocto-repo/build/tmp/work/armv4t-poky-linux-gnueabi/gcc-
> cross-intermediate-4.5.2-r3/gcc-4.5.2/build.i686-linux.arm-poky-linux-
> gnueabi'
> >>
> >> make: *** [all] Error 2
> >>
> >> FATAL: oe_runmake failed
> >>
> >> Function 'do_compile' failed (see
> >> /home/dev/yocto-repo/build/tmp/work/armv4t-poky-linux-gnueabi/gcc-
> cross-intermediate-4.5.2-r3/temp/log.do_compile.646
> >> for further information)
> >>
> >> ERROR: Function 'do_compile' failed (see
> >> /home/dev/yocto-repo/build/tmp/work/armv4t-poky-linux-gnueabi/gcc-
> cross-intermediate-4.5.2-r3/temp/log.do_compile.646
> >> for further information)
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> --
> >> *dS
> >> Diego Sueiro
> >>
> >> /*long live rock 'n roll*/
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Kamble, Nitin A
> >> <nitin.a.kamble at intel.com <mailto:nitin.a.kamble at intel.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Diego,
> >>
> >> Can you try with 4.5.2 gcc from this branch:
> >> http://git.pokylinux.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky-
> contrib/log/?h=nitin/khem_gcc_nitin
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Nitin
> >>
> >> *From:*yocto-bounces at yoctoproject.org
> >> <mailto:yocto-bounces at yoctoproject.org>
> >> [mailto:yocto-bounces at yoctoproject.org
> >> <mailto:yocto-bounces at yoctoproject.org>] *On Behalf Of *Diego Sueiro
> >> *Sent:* Monday, January 31, 2011 10:53 AM
> >> *To:* yocto at yoctoproject.org <mailto:yocto at yoctoproject.org>
> >> *Subject:* [yocto] Kernel Panics on armv4t with gcc.4.5.1
> >>
> >> Folks,
> >>
> >> I'm not a kernel and neither a gcc expert developer, and after
> searching
> >> for a solution for the last 2 weeks I've decided to appeal to the
> list.
> >>
> >> I'm trying to build a kernel image (2.6.32 and 2.6.30) for mini2440
> >> (armv4t) with Yocto Project (poky master branch) and I'm facing a
> >> strange issue.
> >>
> >> If I compile the kernel with Yocto gcc recipes (gcc 4.5.1) the
> kernel
> >> will panic on init (console printed message is attached for kernel
> >> 2.6.30 and 2.6.32).
> >>
> >> But, if I compile the kernel with meta-oe gcc recipes (gcc 4.5)
> >> everything will be ok.
> >>
> >> Just for your reference these is the gcc recipes which I'm using:
> >>
> >> http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta/recipes-
> devtools/gcc
> >>
> >> http://git.openembedded.org/cgit.cgi/meta-openembedded/tree/recipes-
> devtools/gcc
> >>
> >> I've compiled with and without thumb instructions, but the issue
> remains.
> >>
> >> I've tried to apply the patches gcc-armv4-pass-fix-v4bx-to-ld.patch
> and
> >> gcc-arm-volatile-bitfield-fix.patch, but no success.
> >>
> >> Kind Regards,
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> *dS
> >> Diego Sueiro
> >>
> >> /*long live rock 'n roll*/
> >>
> >
> >
> 
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