Hi Greg, After merging the tty tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc ppc64_defconfig) failed like this: drivers/built-in.o: In function `.serial8250_stop_tx': 8250_core.c:(.text+0xda1f4): undefined reference to `.__xchg_called_with_bad_pointer' drivers/built-in.o: In function `.serial8250_tx_chars': (.text+0xda42c): undefined reference to `.__xchg_called_with_bad_pointer' drivers/built-in.o: In function `.serial8250_start_tx': 8250_core.c:(.text+0xda630): undefined reference to `.__xchg_called_with_bad_pointer' Caused by commit d74d5d1b7288 ("tty: serial: 8250_core: add run time pm"). xchg is called with &p->rpm_tx_active and that is an unsigned char. PowerPC (at least) only allows xchg with objects 4 (or 8 on 64 bit) bytes long. I have used the version of the tty tree from next-20140926 for today. -- Cheers, Stephen Rothwell sfr@canb.auug.org.au