[Bug ld/383] New: ld assertion failure while linking Linux kernel

[chanhduy dot tran at gmail dot com]

Cross-compiling a x86-64 kernel from a i686 host using a the default
configuration produces the following error message and an otherwise working
kernel.  The compiler and linker are otherwise fine.

ld -m elf_x86_64 -e stext -T arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.s
arch/x86_64/kernel/head.o arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.o
arch/x86_64/kernel/init_task.o   init/built-in.o --start-group  usr/built-in.o 
arch/x86_64/kernel/built-in.o  arch/x86_64/mm/built-in.o 
arch/x86_64/ia32/built-in.o  kernel/built-in.o  mm/built-in.o  fs/built-in.o 
ipc/built-in.o  security/built-in.o  crypto/built-in.o  lib/lib.a 
arch/x86_64/lib/lib.a  lib/built-in.o  arch/x86_64/lib/built-in.o 
drivers/built-in.o  sound/built-in.o  arch/x86_64/pci/built-in.o 
arch/x86_64/oprofile/built-in.o  net/built-in.o --end-group .tmp_kallsyms2.o -o
vmlinux
ld: BFD 2.14.91 20040409 assertion fail
/home/ctran/work/Diagnostics/Tools/toolchain/src/binutils/bfd/linker.c:619

This problem has been seen by other people, as well:

http://lists.linux-wlan.com/pipermail/linux-wlan-user/2004-June/012626.html
http://developer.osdl.org/dev/plm/cross_compile/README.x86_64

The particular problem I've seen is with binutils 2.14.91, but I've experienced
the same problem with 2.15, as well.

-- 
           Summary: ld assertion failure while linking Linux kernel
           Product: binutils
           Version: 2.15
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: ld
        AssignedTo: unassigned at sources dot redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: chanhduy dot tran at gmail dot com
                CC: bug-binutils at gnu dot org
 GCC build triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  GCC host triplet: i686-unknown-linux-gnu
GCC target triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu


http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=383

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