[parisc-linux] Assembly error: entry.S

[John David Anglin]

> 
> On Mon, Jun 21, 1999 at 11:27:31AM -0400, John David Anglin wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Mon, Jun 21, 1999 at 11:06:27AM -0400, John David Anglin wrote:
> > > > The following error occurs building the kernel:
> > > > 
> > > > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/ehic/a/pa/linux/include    -c -o entry.o entry.S
> > > > entry.S:219: macro `ENTRY_NAME' used without args
> > > > make[1]: *** [entry.o] Error 1
> > > 
> > > Delete line 219.  Oops.
> > 
> > and then
> > 
> > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/ehic/a/pa/linux/include    -c -o entry.o entry.S
> > entry.S: Assembler messages:
> > entry.S:228: Error: bad or irreducible absolute expression; zero assumed
> > make[1]: *** [entry.o] Error 1
> 
> I don't know how to fix this one since I'm not sure what constants are
> available.  The snippet is:
> 
>         .rept NR_syscalls-NR_Linux_syscalls
>                 ENTRY_NAME(sys_ni_syscall)
>         .endr
> 
> which just pads the table out to the right size.  Evidently the number
> 256-182 = 74 is not representable.  What numbers are?  I'd guess 64 is.

The problem is NR_Linux_syscalls is not defined.  Define this to 182
and the file will assemble.

Dave
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