Hello, On Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:00:03 -0800 Chuck Silvers <c...@chuq.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 09, 2014 at 08:34:38AM -0500, Michael wrote: > > On Sun, 9 Nov 2014 00:05:06 +0000 > > "Chuck Silvers" <c...@netbsd.org> wrote: > > > > > Module Name: src > > > Committed By: chs > > > Date: Sun Nov 9 00:05:06 UTC 2014 > > > > > > Modified Files: > > > src/sys/arch/macppc/macppc: locore.S > > > src/sys/arch/ofppc/ofppc: locore.S > > > > > > Log Message: > > > in the initial asm code, save the interesting caller-saved registers > > > (containing "arg" and "len") across function calls to C code. > > > fixes kernels built with gcc 4.8. > > > > I wonder if that helps with clang builds as well. > > it very well could, clang might be using some of the same registers as the > newer gcc. > I haven't tried it though. And a clang-built kernel boots just fine now, at least on my beige G3. Going to torture it for a bit now. have fun Michael