[alsa-devel] REGRESSION: Webcam mic for 145f:015b not longer working with 1.0.24 and above (OK with 1.0.23)

[Kostas]

On 29/08/2012 07:21 μμ, Daniel Mack wrote:
> On 29.08.2012 18:03, Kostas wrote:
>> On 29/08/2012 03:12 μμ, Daniel Mack wrote:
>>> On 29.08.2012 14:04, Kostas wrote:
>>>> On 29/08/2012 09:23 πμ, Daniel Mack wrote:
>>>>> On 29.08.2012 02:13, Kostas wrote:
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>>>> Command git bisect good 1.0.23 gives me the output
>>>>>> fatal: Needed a single revision
>>>>>> Bad rev input: 1.0.23
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How can i figure out the revision number?
>>>>>>
>>>>> When working with the kernel git, you have to take the kernel version
>>>>> numbers.
>>>>>
>>>> Sorry i really can't understand what to do.
>>>> The steps i did were
>>>> git clone git://git.alsa-project.org/alsa-kernel.git alsa-kernel
>>>> git bisect start alsa-kernel/
>>>> git bisect bad
>>>> git bisect good (Here i don't know what number to give)
>>>>
>>>> I will keep reading because the whole thing is interesting to me...but
>>>> for now i can't understand anything.
>>> No problem. According to your dmesg logs, kernel 2.6.38 was working for
>>> you, and 3.2.0 isn't.
>>>
>>> First, clone the mainline Linux git:
>>>
>>>    git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux
>>>    cd linux
>>>
>>> Test again that 2.6.38 is working:
>>>
>>>    git checkout v2.6.38
>>>    compile + test
>>>
>>> test again that 3.2.0 is not working:
>>>
>>>    git checkout v3.2
>>>    compile and test
>>>
>>> Then do the bisect:
>>>
>>>    git bisect start
>>>    git bisect good v2.6.38
>>>    git bisect bad v3.2
>>>
>>> Compile and test each step the bisect drops you to, and then call either
>>> "git bisect good" or "git bisect bad". If a step cannot be compiled or
>>> tested, call "git bisect skip".
>>>
>>> If all goes well, you will be told which commit is the first one that
>>> does not work anymore.
>>>
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I can't compile the kernel from git source.
>> After i enter the command|CONCURRENCY_LEVEL=`getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN`
>> fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-custom kernel_image
>> kernel_headers
>> |i get after a while this error
>>
>> /tmp/ccCeI2GY.s: Assembler messages:
>> /tmp/ccCeI2GY.s: Error: .size expression for do_hypervisor_callback does
>> not evaluate to a constant
>> make[3]: *** [arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.o] Error 1
>> make[2]: *** [arch/x86/kernel] Error 2
>> make[1]: *** [arch/x86] Error 2
>> make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>>    LD      init/mounts.o
>>    LD      init/built-in.o
>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/kostas/linux'
>> make: *** [debian/stamp/build/kernel] Error 2
>>
>>
>>
> Set CONFIG_XEN=n in your .config
>
>
>
So many hours in front of the computer and still can't compile the 
kernel...now it gives me the error

ld: drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.o: bad reloc symbol index (0x20000033 >= 
0x50) for offset 0x7a28 in section `.debug_info'
drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.o: could not read symbols: Bad value
make[2]: *** [drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.ko] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/kostas/linux'
make: *** [debian/stamp/build/kernel] Error 2

Advice me if you can what to do...i started to have a headache.
Will continue tomorrow...