[sparc32, 2.4.17-pre6] Wrong use of 'disable_irq' when linking kernel

[Alex Buell]

I've been looking into a problem for someone who apparently can't compile
a working kernel for his Sun PCI based Javastation, and here's the error I
get when I build and link the kernel using his .config:

make[1]: Entering directory
`/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/arch/sparc/boot'
ld -m elf32_sparc -r
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/arch/sparc/kernel/head.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/arch/sparc/kernel/init_task.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/init/main.o /home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/init/version.o \
        --start-group \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/arch/sparc/kernel/kernel.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/arch/sparc/mm/mm.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/kernel/kernel.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/mm/mm.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/fs/fs.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/ipc/ipc.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/arch/sparc/math-emu/math-emu.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/drivers/char/char.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/drivers/block/block.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/drivers/misc/misc.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/drivers/net/net.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/drivers/media/media.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/drivers/pci/driver.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/drivers/sbus/sbus_all.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/drivers/video/video.o \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/net/network.o \
        /home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/lib/lib.a \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/lib/lib.a \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/arch/sparc/prom/promlib.a \
/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/arch/sparc/lib/lib.a \
        --end-group -o vmlinux.o
objdump -x vmlinux.o | ./btfixupprep > btfix.s
Wrong use of 'disable_irq' in '.text.exit' section. It can be only used in .text, .text.init, .fixup and __ksymtab
make[1]: *** [btfix.s] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/home/alex/src/kernel/chilton-linux/arch/sparc/boot'
make: *** [_dir_arch/sparc/boot] Error 2

Any ideas what could be causing this problem? Further details available on
request.

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