erro compilando kernel: undefined reference to `local symbols

[Marcio Roberto Teixeira <marciotex@pop.com.br>]

Olah pessoal.

Estava compilando o kernel (modo Debian) e vejam:

....

make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16/arch/i386/lib'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16/arch/i386/lib'
ld -m elf_i386 -T
/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16/arch/i386/vmlinux.lds -e stext
arch/i386/kernel/head.o arch/i386/kernel/init_task.o init/main.o
init/version.o \        --start-group \
        arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o arch/i386/mm/mm.o
	kernel/kernel.o mm/mm.o fs/fs.o ipc/ipc.o \
	         drivers/char/char.o drivers/block/block.o
		 drivers/misc/misc.o drivers/net/net.o
		 drivers/media/media.o drivers/ide/idedriver.o
		 drivers/cdrom/driver.o drivers/pci/driver.o
		 drivers/pnp/pnp.o drivers/video/video.o \
		         net/network.o \
			         /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16/arch/i386/lib/lib.a
				 /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16/lib/lib.a
				 /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16/arch/i386/lib/lib.a
				 \
				         --end-group \
					         -o vmlinux

drivers/char/char.o(.data+0x46b4): undefined reference to `local symbols in discarded section .text.exit'
make[1]: ** [vmlinux] Erro 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16'
make: ** [stamp-build] Erro 2
funes:/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16#


O que estah acontecendo?

Obrigado.