linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (rr tree related)

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Date:	Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:06:59 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (rr tree related)

On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 02:19:33 pm Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi Rusty,
> 
> After merging the final tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc
> ppc44x_defconfig) failed like this:
> 
> kernel/module.c: In function 'post_relocation':
> kernel/module.c:2526: error: 'struct module' has no member named 'percpu_size'
> 
> Caused by commit fc77407bc287ed250f9355fda435df5f78b45885 ("module:
> simplify per-cpu handling a little").
> 
> This build has CONFIG_SMP not set

Actually, I think that cleanup is broken.  If someone were to have relocations
inside their per-cpu area, the relocation code would smash something random.

So, a doubly bad idea.  I've dropped the commit.

Thanks!
Rusty.
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