Bug 6584

Summary:	kernel image decompression fails on 64bit machines (linked with gold)
Product:	binutils	Reporter:	Octoploid <cryptooctoploid>
Component:	gold	Assignee:	Ian Lance Taylor <ian>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	alan-jenkins, andi, bug-binutils, kris.van.hees
Priority:	P2
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
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Description Octoploid 2008-05-30 17:59:11 UTC

A kernel linked with gold fails early in the boot process during
the kernel image decompression (»bad gzip magic number«). 
This happens an 64bit machines running 64bit kernels.

Comment 1 Kris Van Hees 2008-06-02 18:47:32 UTC

Verified to be reproducible on my system.  I'm currently looking into this problem.

Comment 2 Kris Van Hees 2008-06-05 17:07:18 UTC

Proposed patch for thisproblem submitted to the mailing list in:

http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2008-06/msg00039.html

Comment 3 Ian Lance Taylor 2008-06-05 17:30:43 UTC

Patch is applied.  Please reopen if not fixed.  Thanks.