JFTR: gcc 4.2 (4.2-20070707-1) does not work for compiling 2.6.22 here yet:

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  CC [M]  fs/binfmt_misc.o
{standard input}: Assembler messages:
{standard input}:684: Error: too many memory references for `lea'
 make[2]: *** [fs/binfmt_misc.o] Error 1