[Linux-7110-psion] Netbook kernel source issues

[Brian D. <du...@ap...>]

Just now trying out the emdebian gcc version 3.4 on compiling the kernel.

There are two issues I've run across:

(1) In arch/arm/Makefile
There is the compiler flags:
CFLAGS_BOOT     :=$(apcs-y) $(arch-y) $(tune-y) -mshort-load-bytes -msoft-float -Uarm
CFLAGS          +=$(apcs-y) $(arch-y) $(tune-y) -mshort-load-bytes -msoft-float -Uarm
AFLAGS          +=$(apcs-y) $(arch-y) -msoft-float

-mshort-load-bytes is now deprecated and not needed at all for the netBook's cpu.
The new gcc doesn't recognize this option.
What on earth is -msoft-float doing here???  Something I did myself but forgot?
[I've removed both these options]

(2) The drivers/char/keyboard.c seems to have a bug (for this newer gcc anyways)
around line 414:

        rep = 0;
out:
}

The fact that the label "out:" is the last element here causes the compilation 
to crash.  (but I don't know c...) 
 [I've inserted a "rep = 0;" between out: and } 
which at least lets the compilation proceed to the end.]

I'll try my new kernel out this evening.

B.D.