From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Subject: Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the block tree
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:32:09 +0100
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On 2011-01-07 01:05, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> 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?

Irk, it was tested and booted, but apparently I merged the first bad
version of the patch.

> I have used the block tree from next-20110106 for today.

Thanks, I'll get this fixed up now.


-- 
Jens Axboe