Hi Jens, After merging the block tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc ppc64_defconfig) failed like this: arch/powerpc/platforms/built-in.o: In function `.pmf_get_function': (.text+0x723c): undefined reference to `.kref_get' arch/powerpc/platforms/built-in.o: In function `.pmf_unregister_driver': (.text+0x72c8): undefined reference to `.kref_get' arch/powerpc/platforms/built-in.o: In function `.pmf_do_functions': (.text+0x793c): undefined reference to `.kref_get' arch/powerpc/platforms/built-in.o: In function `.__pmf_find_function': (.text+0x7c80): undefined reference to `.kref_get' arch/powerpc/platforms/built-in.o: In function `.pmf_register_driver': (.text+0x8044): undefined reference to `.kref_get' arch/powerpc/platforms/built-in.o:(.text+0x8310): more undefined references to `.kref_get' follow lib/lib.a(kref.o):(__ksymtab+0x10): undefined reference to `kref_get' drivers/built-in.o: In function `.get_current_tty': (.text+0x60970): undefined reference to `.kref_get' drivers/built-in.o: In function `.__proc_set_tty': tty_io.c:(.text+0x61624): undefined reference to `.kref_get' drivers/built-in.o: In function `.tty_init_dev': (.text+0x64d2c): undefined reference to `.kref_get' drivers/built-in.o: In function `.tty_open': tty_io.c:(.text+0x64ee4): undefined reference to `.kref_get' tty_io.c:(.text+0x64f20): undefined reference to `.kref_get' drivers/built-in.o:tty_io.c:(.text+0x64f58): more undefined references to `.kref_get' follow Caused by commit 15454034cb3021d8bb9d21b4f35072a809197fdd ("block: add internal hd part table references") which removes kref_get() instead of kref_test_and_get()! This really wasn't tested, right? I have used the block tree from next-20110106 for today. -- Cheers, Stephen Rothwell sfr@canb.auug.org.au http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/