gcc fails to compile kernel

[Caleb Fujimori]

Compilation error messages after 'make': http://codepad.org/SDmemfEX

output of 'make V=1': http://codepad.org/MkDpZR1A

Output of 'gcc -m64 -mcmodel=kernel -c -v -o /tmp/empty.o scripts/mod/empty.c': http://codepad.org/rIuFRwkL

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: gcc 4:5.3.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-30.49-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Jul 20 19:21:33 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-11 (9 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
SourcePackage: gcc-defaults
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-07-12 (8 days ago)

[Caleb Fujimori (chf2117)]

Thanks to the help of nicst on the kernelnewbies irc channel:

The error seems to come from the --enable-default-pie option gcc was compiled with.

This can be overcome by appending KCFLAGS=-fno-PIE to the make command

[Caleb Fujimori (chf2117)]

Looks like this commit is supposed to fix it: https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/yakkety/commit?id=c863674de4911d8fb7643d5dfe4e5063b052bfe5

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

yes, GCC on Ubuntu enables hardening flags by defauult, see
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ToolChain/CompilerFlags