From d2ba8b211bb8abc29aa627dbd4dce08cfbc8082b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 14:44:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] x86: Fix assert syntax in vmlinux.lds.S

Older versions of binutils did not accept the naked "ASSERT" syntax;
it is considered an expression whose value needs to be assigned to
something.

Reported-tested-and-fixed-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 16 ++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 59f31d2dd435..78d185d797de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-ASSERT((_end - LOAD_OFFSET <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
-        "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE")
+. = ASSERT((_end - LOAD_OFFSET <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
+	   "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE");
 #else
 /*
  * Per-cpu symbols which need to be offset from __per_cpu_load
@@ -407,12 +407,12 @@ INIT_PER_CPU(irq_stack_union);
 /*
  * Build-time check on the image size:
  */
-ASSERT((_end - _text <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
-	"kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE")
+. = ASSERT((_end - _text <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
+	   "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-ASSERT((per_cpu__irq_stack_union == 0),
-        "irq_stack_union is not at start of per-cpu area");
+. = ASSERT((per_cpu__irq_stack_union == 0),
+           "irq_stack_union is not at start of per-cpu area");
 #endif
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ ASSERT((per_cpu__irq_stack_union == 0),
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
 #include <asm/kexec.h>
 
-ASSERT(kexec_control_code_size <= KEXEC_CONTROL_CODE_MAX_SIZE,
-       "kexec control code size is too big")
+. = ASSERT(kexec_control_code_size <= KEXEC_CONTROL_CODE_MAX_SIZE,
+           "kexec control code size is too big");
 #endif
 
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