linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net] net: bpf: fix bpf syscall dependence on anon

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Date:	Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:03:57 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ast@...mgrid.com
Cc:	sojkam1@....cvut.cz, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: bpf: fix bpf syscall dependence on anon_inodes

From: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>
Date: Thu,  9 Oct 2014 15:16:41 -0700

> minimal configurations where EPOLL, PERF_EVENTS, etc are disabled,
> but NET is enabled, are failing to build with link error:
> kernel/built-in.o: In function `bpf_prog_load':
> syscall.c:(.text+0x3b728): undefined reference to `anon_inode_getfd'
> 
> fix it by selecting ANON_INODES when NET is enabled
> 
> Reported-by: Michal Sojka <sojkam1@....cvut.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>
> ---
> 
> I understand that 'select' is highly non-recommended for all good reasons,
> but here 'depends on' is very user unfriendly, since ANON_INODES is
> a hidden config that users cannot select directly.

Applied, thanks.
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