Linking the Linux kernel 3.9 fails with gold from binutils 2.23.1. To reproduce:
1. make versatile_defconfig
2. Enable CONFIG_AEABI
3. make
This should result in a number of warnings and errors being printed:
MODPOST vmlinux.o
GEN .version
CHK include/generated/compile.h
UPD include/generated/compile.h
CC init/version.o
LD init/built-in.o
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 559 of fs/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 37 of crypto/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 205 of block/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 82 of drivers/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 8 of sound/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 458 of net/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
KSYM .tmp_kallsyms1.o
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 559 of fs/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 37 of crypto/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 205 of block/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 82 of drivers/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 8 of sound/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 458 of net/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
KSYM .tmp_kallsyms2.o
LD vmlinux
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 559 of fs/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 37 of crypto/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 205 of block/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 82 of drivers/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 8 of sound/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
arm-linux-ld: warning: unwinding may not work because EXIDX input section 458 of net/built-in.o is not in EXIDX output section
LD arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux
arm-linux-ld: error: arch/arm/boot/compressed/piggy.gzip.o: unknown CPU architecture
arm-linux-ld: error: arch/arm/boot/compressed/lib1funcs.o: unknown CPU architecture
arm-linux-ld: error: arch/arm/boot/compressed/ashldi3.o: unknown CPU architecture
Do you actually see this with 2.23.1?
From where I stand, this happens with 2.23.51.x and other 2.24 snapshots, and reverting to 2.23.1 was the fix...