Re: [gentoo-hardened] compile errors during kernel builds

[Ned Ludd]

Anybody else having problems with 3.3.4-r1 and kernel building but works
as described in this email with 3.3.3-r6?

On Fri, 2004-07-16 at 00:51, Rumen Yotov wrote:
> Hi all,
> A day or two ago had a compile error during kernel build - rsbac-kernel
> (gcc-3.3.3-r6). As i have problems with this kernel for some time,
> leaved it for later (compilation went OK for rsbac-6.7.0 and
> rsbac-6.7.0-r1 later after recompilation stopped booting 6.7.0-r1).
> Today also had such problem with hardened-dev-sources-2.6.7-r3 with the
> same config as hardened-dev-sources-2.6.7-r2 nothing changed (except i
> think GCC).
> Suspect it's a problem with the new GCC-3.3.4, before had gcc-3.3.3-r6
> (gave such an error for rsbac-kernel - above).
> For a long time am using hardened USE flag, before that used -fPIC and
> -fstack-protector, so GCC is hardened.


> Never had such problems in kernel compilation and don't want to compile
> a new -hardened-GCC.

What else would those cpu cycles doing? 
nop

Assuming your i686 class try this.
wget -O - -q
http://dev.gentoo.org/~solar/toolchain/gcc/ia32-vanilla-3.3.2.specs |
sed s/'3.3.2'/'3.3.4'/g > $(gcc-config -L)/specs

cd /usr/src/linux
# make stuff
# fails here?
# works with these gcc profile specs?

# to restore.
gcc -dumpspecs > $(gcc-config -L/specs 


> All ~x86 system and using genkernel but that's for
> a year and no problems.
> PS: Also using PaX and grsec2 for quite a long time - minor problems,
> including 2.6.5 kernel.
> Suggestions.
> TIA
> Rumen
> ...CUT...
> include/linux/irq.h:70: error: `NR_IRQS' undeclared here (not in a
> function)
> In file included from include/linux/irq.h:72,
>                  from include/asm/hardirq.h:6,
>                  from include/linux/interrupt.h:11,
>                  from include/linux/netdevice.h:515,
>                  from include/net/sock.h:48,
>                  from include/linux/ip.h:84,
>                  from include/net/slhc_vj.h:84,
>                  from drivers/net/slhc.c:59:
> include/asm/hw_irq.h:18:21: asm/irq.h: No such file or directory
> In file included from include/linux/irq.h:72,
>                  from include/asm/hardirq.h:6,
>                  from include/linux/interrupt.h:11,
>                  from include/linux/netdevice.h:515,
>                  from include/net/sock.h:48,
>                  from include/linux/ip.h:84,
>                  from include/net/slhc_vj.h:84,
>                  from drivers/net/slhc.c:59:
> include/asm/hw_irq.h:28: error: `NR_IRQ_VECTORS' undeclared here (not in
> a function)
> include/asm/hw_irq.h:32: error: `NR_IRQS' undeclared here (not in a
> function)
> make[2]: *** [drivers/net/slhc.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [drivers/net] Error 2
> make: *** [drivers] Error 2
> * ERROR: Failed to compile the "bzImage" target...
> * -- Grepping log... --
> * -- End log... --
> * Please consult /var/log/genkernel.log for more information and any
> * errors that were reported above.
> * Report any genkernel bugs to bugs.gentoo.org and
> * assign your bug to genkernel@g.o. Please include
> * as much information as you can in your bug report; attaching
> * /var/log/genkernel.log so that your issue can be dealt with
> effectively.
> *
> ...END CUT...
-- 
Ned Ludd <solar@g.o>
Gentoo (hardened,security,infrastructure,embedded,toolchain) Developer