Cannot compile kernel: error, kernel does not support PIC mode

Question

I have troubles recompiling my Kernel. Downloading the source package, decompress it and running

fakeroot make-kpkg kernel_image  

leads me to the error

               [...]

  CHK     include/generated/utsrelease.h
  UPD     include/generated/utsrelease.h
  CHK     include/generated/package.h
  UPD     include/generated/package.h
  CC      kernel/bounds.s
kernel/bounds.c:1:0: error: code model kernel does not support PIC mode

The issue may be solved by changing the Kernel configuration obtained with make menuconfig.

How to get rid of this error and have successful compilation

Answer 1

From http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.8-rc2/0002-UBUNTU-SAUCE-no-up-disable-pie-when-gcc-has-it-enabl.patch

You might try the following patch:

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5c18baa..e342473 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
 @@ -612,6 +612,12 @@ endif # $(dot-config)
 # Defaults to vmlinux, but the arch makefile usually adds further targets
 all: vmlinux
 
+# force no-pie for distro compilers that enable pie by default
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-pie)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -no-pie)
+KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-pie)
+KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-pie) 
+
 # The arch Makefile can set ARCH_{CPP,A,C}FLAGS to override the default
 # values of the respective KBUILD_* variables
 ARCH_CPPFLAGS :=

A couple of related Debian tickets:

• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=835148
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=841420

And a related GCC report:

• https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=77464