linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] efi_limit_regions triggers link failure when CONFIG

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Date:	Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:13:37 -0600
From:	Matthew Frost <artusemrys@...global.net>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
CC:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Artiom Myaskouvskey <artiom.myaskouvskey@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] efi_limit_regions triggers link failure when CONFIG_EFI
 is not defined

Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Friday 24 November 2006 17:59, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
>> The following patch is needed to get 2.6.19-rc6-mm1 to compile with
>> CONFIG_EFI disabled.  This is the 'shortest' fix.  However, it does
>> appear that there is some overlap with EFI implmentation partly
>> being in e820.c and partly in efi.c.  It might make sense to move
>> everything efi related over to efi.c.
> 
> It compiles here. And the ifdef status hasn't changed at all.

With the "easy fix" it compiles here, too.  Thanks!

> 
> Ah maybe your compiler failed to inline the function so the compiler
> couldn't optimize it away. What compiler were you using? Does it
> go away if you add a "inline" to efi_limit_regions()?
> 
> -Andi

Matt

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