linux-kernel - Re: [ 00/17] 3.4.58-stable review

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Date:	Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:28:34 -0700
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [ 00/17] 3.4.58-stable review

On 08/15/2013 06:22 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 07:45:12AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>> On 08/14/2013 11:36 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>>> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 03:14:11AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>>>> On 08/14/2013 01:26 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>> cris/...:
>>>>>>>> In file included from include/linux/page-flags.h:8:0,
>>>>>>>>                     from kernel/bounds.c:9:
>>>>>>>> include/linux/types.h:25:1: error: unknown type name '__kernel_ino_t'
>>>>>>>> include/linux/types.h:29:1: error: unknown type name '__kernel_off_t'
>>>>>>>> include/linux/types.h:30:1: error: unknown type name '__kernel_pid_t'
>>>>>>>> include/linux/types.h:31:1: error: unknown type name '__kernel_daddr_t'
>>>>>>>> include/linux/types.h:33:1: error: unknown type name '__kernel_suseconds_t'
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That one might be tricky (or simple if someone knows what is wrong).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Fixed in v3.5-rc1:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> commit 74f077d2a7651409c44bb323471f219a4b0d2aab
>>>>>>> Author: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
>>>>>>> Date:   Mon Apr 2 13:40:17 2012 +0200
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>        cris: posix_types.h, include asm-generic/posix_types.h
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> It does fix above error, but then there is another error:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      AS      arch/cris/arch-v10/lib/checksum.o
>>>>>> In file included from <command-line>:4:0:
>>>>>> /home/groeck/src/linux-stable/include/linux/kconfig.h:23:0: error: syntax error in macro parameter list
>>>>>> make[1]: *** [arch/cris/arch-v10/lib/checksum.o] Error 1
>>>>>> make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>>>>>>      AS      arch/cris/arch-v10/lib/checksumcopy.o
>>>>>> In file included from <command-line>:4:0:
>>>>>> /home/groeck/src/linux-stable/include/linux/kconfig.h:23:0: error: syntax error in macro parameter list
>>>>>> make[1]: *** [arch/cris/arch-v10/lib/checksumcopy.o] Error 1
>>>>>
>>>>> commit 7b91747d42a1012e3781dd09fa638d113809e3fd
>>>>> Author: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
>>>>> Date:   Wed Apr 18 21:58:43 2012 +0200
>>>>>
>>>>>        cris: Remove old legacy "-traditional" flag from arch-v10/lib/Makefile
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Great, thanks for tracking this down.
>>>>
>>>> With both patches applied, we are almost there. Next error:
>>>>
>>>> kernel/built-in.o: In function `core_kernel_data':
>>>> (.text+0x12e38): undefined reference to `_sdata'
>>>> make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
>>>>
>>>> This has been fixed with commit 473e162e (CRIS: Add _sdata to vmlinux.lds.S).
>>>>
>>>> So, in summary, we have
>>>>
>>>> 473e162e CRIS: Add _sdata to vmlinux.lds.S
>>>> 69349c2d cris: Remove old legacy "-traditional" flag from arch-v10/lib/Makefile
>>>> 7b91747d cris: posix_types.h, include asm-generic/posix_types.h
>>>>
>>>> With those three patches applied, cris targets build in 3.4.y.
>>>
>>> Wonderful, I've now applied all of these.
>>>
>>> Anything else I'm missing for 3.4?
>>>
>> Besides the now failing mips buids;
>>
>> Building arm:allmodconfig ... failed
>> --------------
>> Error log:
>> .config:25:warning: symbol value '' invalid for PHYS_OFFSET
>> make[2]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 1
>> make[1]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 2
>> make: *** No rule to make target `include/config/auto.conf', needed by `include/config/kernel.release'.  Stop.
>>
>> That was "fixed" by a complete arm Kconfig overhaul. I don't think you want
>> that in 3.4.
>> --------------
>
> Not a "complete" overhaul, no.  But getting a default allmodconfig
> building for arm would be nice, if possible.
>

I agree. I'll look into it a bit further.

Also, to keep you busy:

cd8d2331 alpha: makefile: don't enforce small data model for kernel builds

fixes the alpha defconfig build for 3.4.

Guenter

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