Re: perf_3.4 do_compile error

["Lewis, Nick" <nick.lewis@usa.g4s.com>]

>>>> The problem is experienced for bitbake fsl-image-test with
>>>> MACHINE?="imx6qsabrelite"
>>>>
>>>> The host system is Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS. It also has ubuntu arm cross
>>>> tools which I mention having read that some host system includes get
>>>> used during perf arm cross
>>>>
>>>> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.openembedded.core/34
>>>> 21
>>>> 4
>>>
>>>I see; which branch are you using? danny or master?
>>
>> Are you able to reproduce this or is the problem limited to specific host systems?
>>
>> A variation of the patch by Chunrong Guo resolves the problem for me
>
>I've been working in master but please send your patch and we can review it. Before merging it I will try to reproduce the issue.

Please find patch below




diff -urN a/meta-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/perf/files/define-attribute-const.patch b/meta-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/perf/files/define-attribute-const.patch
--- a/meta-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/perf/files/define-attribute-const.patch       1969-12-31 16:00:00.000000000 -0800
+++ b/meta-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/perf/files/define-attribute-const.patch       2013-04-10 07:18:57.314214319 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/compiler.h 2013-04-04 17:55:08.000000000 -0700
++++ b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/compiler.h 2013-04-10 07:16:36.711981928 -0700
+@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
+ #define __always_inline       inline
+ #endif
+ #define __user
++#ifndef __attribute_const__
+ #define __attribute_const__
++#endif
+
+ #define __used                __attribute__((__unused__))
+
diff -urN a/meta-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bbappend b/meta-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bbappend
--- a/meta-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bbappend        1969-12-31 16:00:00.000000000 -0800
+++ b/meta-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bbappend        2013-04-11 00:40:13.615799995 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+PRINC := "${@int(PRINC) + 1}"
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+SRC_URI_append = "file://define-attribute-const.patch "



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Nick


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