Hi,

My system runs kernel 2.6.12-12mk. I would like to try kernel 2.6.9, because the ClearCase and VMWare kernel modules don't work.

For the build of 2.6.9 I have used the .config from the running kernel and did "make oldconfig". The compilation, however, always fails in process.c:

CHK include/linux/version.h
make[1]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to date.
CHK include/linux/compile.h
CC arch/i386/kernel/process.o
{standard input}: Assembler messages:
{standard input}:790: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `mov'
{standard input}:791: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `mov'
{standard input}:995: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `mov'
{standard input}:996: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `mov'
{standard input}:1068: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `mov'
{standard input}:1069: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `mov'
{standard input}:1162: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `mov'
{standard input}:1163: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `mov'
{standard input}:1172: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `mov'
{standard input}:1184: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `mov'
make[1]: *** [arch/i386/kernel/process.o] Error 1
make: *** [arch/i386/kernel] Error 2

I have also tried it with gcc-2.95.3 from the compatibility package, but it doesn't change anything. With the mm1 and ac15 patches for 2.6.9 it also doesn't compile.

Any thoughts?

Regards,

Werner.