Dne 8.8.2012 16:32, David Cullen napsal(a): > Patch applies to > > commit 42a579a0f960081cd16fc945036e4780c3ad3202 > > When running "make ARCH=arm TAGS" in a chroot using qemu-arm-static, > the following message is emitted: > > [user@host:/home/work/linux]: make ARCH=arm TAGS > GEN TAGS > /usr/bin/xargs: etags: Argument list too long > > This can be fixed by by passing "-L 1024" to xargs in scripts/tags.sh. > > The "1024" was a guess. A value of "3862" changes the message to > > /usr/bin/xargs: argument list too long > > Using "2048" also fixes the problem. However, I don't know how much > headroom that leaves > > Does anyone know why the argument lists must be shorter for ARM? All > of the documentation I have available says that 4096 should be the > limit.
This looks like a bug in xargs, it should make sure that the commandline fits into ARG_MAX. BTW, a better workaround would be to use the -s option, which limits the size of the argument list. Michal -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
