From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759371AbXK1TZr (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:25:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754520AbXK1TZi (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:25:38 -0500 Received: from x35.xmailserver.org ([64.71.152.41]:48018 "EHLO x35.xmailserver.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753629AbXK1TZg (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:25:36 -0500 X-AuthUser: davidel@xmailserver.org Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:25:30 -0800 (PST) From: Davide Libenzi X-X-Sender: davide@alien.or.mcafeemobile.com To: Andrew Morton cc: Arnd Bergmann , linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Kamalesh Babulal , Balbir Singh , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Paul Mackerras , Michael Kerrisk Subject: Re: 2.6.24-rc3-mm2 - Build Failure on powerpc timerfd() undeclared In-Reply-To: <20071128104345.9474025e.akpm@linux-foundation.org> Message-ID: References: <20071128034140.648383f0.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <474D61CF.6080400@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <200711281432.09178.arnd@arndb.de> <20071128104345.9474025e.akpm@linux-foundation.org> X-GPG-FINGRPRINT: CFAE 5BEE FD36 F65E E640 56FE 0974 BF23 270F 474E X-GPG-PUBLIC_KEY: http://www.xmailserver.org/davidel.asc MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="1795850513-290824188-1196277930=:14548" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --1795850513-290824188-1196277930=:14548 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Wed, 28 Nov 2007, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:32:07 +0100 Arnd Bergmann wrote: >=20 > > On Wednesday 28 November 2007, Kamalesh Babulal wrote: > > > Kernel build fails, with build error > > >=20 > > > =C2=A0 CC =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_callbac= ks.o > > > In file included from arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_callbacks.c:49: > > > include/asm/systbl.h:312: error: =E2=80=98sys_timerfd=E2=80=99 undecl= ared here (not in a function) > > > make[2]: *** [arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_callbacks.o] Error 1 > > > make[1]: *** [arch/powerpc/platforms/cell] Error 2 > > > make: *** [arch/powerpc/platforms] Error 2 > > >=20 > >=20 > > I guess all architectures except x86 are currently broken because they > > reference the old sys_timerfd function. >=20 > None of them were broken in my testing and I'm unsure why powerpc broke > here. >=20 > > This patch should add the missing > > bits to powerpc. > >=20 >=20 > Because the patches in -mm left the stubs in place in sys_ni.c and powerp= c > _should_ have (incorrectly) picked those up. My fault. I forgot to update sys_ni.c with the new functions (and with the sys_timerfd->sys_timerfd_create name change). Do you want a patch Andrew? - Davide --1795850513-290824188-1196277930=:14548--