linux-kernel - Re: only sparc can not include linux/pagemap.h?

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Date:	Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:47:19 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux/m68k <linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: only sparc can not include linux/pagemap.h?

On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 01:22:22PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> When trying to compile a m68k kernel with CONFIG_SWAP=n (e.g. allnoconfig), I'm
> bitten by:
> 
>     include/asm-generic/tlb.h: In function 'tlb_flush_mmu':
>     include/asm-generic/tlb.h:76: error: implicit declaration of function 'release_pages'
>     include/asm-generic/tlb.h: In function 'tlb_remove_page':
>     include/asm-generic/tlb.h:105: error: implicit declaration of function 'page_cache_release'
> 
> because include/linux/swap.h defines free_page_and_swap_cache() and
> free_pages_and_swap_cache() to page_cache_release() resp. release_pages()
> without including <linux/pagemap.h>.
> 
> include/linux/swap.h has a comment that says:
> 
>     /* only sparc can not include linux/pagemap.h in this file
>      * so leave page_cache_release and release_pages undeclared... */
>     #define free_page_and_swap_cache(page) \
> 	    page_cache_release(page)
>     #define free_pages_and_swap_cache(pages, nr) \
> 	    release_pages((pages), (nr), 0);
> 
> Is this comment still true?
>...

Yes, see http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/1/31/268

> Thanks!
> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
> 						Geert

cu
Adrian

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