linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] 2.4.33-rc3 needs to export memchr() for smbfs

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Date:	Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:24:39 +0200
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	Grant Coady <gcoady.lk@...il.com>
Cc:	mtosatti@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.4.33-rc3 needs to export memchr() for smbfs

On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 01:26:53PM +1000, Grant Coady wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 04:40:37 +0200, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu> wrote:
> 
> >On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 11:21:51AM +1000, Grant Coady wrote:
> >> On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 23:46:08 +0200, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu> wrote:
> >> 
> >> >Hi Marcelo,
> >> >
> >> >just finished building 2.4.33-rc3 on my dual-CPU Sun U60 (works
> >> >fine BTW). I noticed that smbfs built as a module needs memchr()
> >> >since a recent fix, so this one now needs to be exported, which
> >> >this patch does.  Sources show that the lp driver would need it
> >> >too is console on LP is enabled and LP is set as a module (which
> >> >seems stupid to me anyway). I've pushed it into -upstream if you
> >> >prefer to pull from it.
> >> >
> >> >Overall, 2.4.33-rc3 seems to be OK to me. I don't think that
> >> >an additionnal -rc4 would be needed just for this export (Grant
> >> >CCed in case he's wishing to do a few more builds, you know
> >> >him...  :-) ).
> >> 
> >> Just one build, deltree server 'cos it exports some shares to 'doze 
> >> boxen.  Seems to be okay without the patch but...
> >>
> >> Makes no difference to my limited usage here.  Didn't break ;)
> >
> >Interesting, I wonder whether memchr() may be a gcc builtin on some
> >archs, explaining why it works without the patch on your machine.
> 
> Compile host is Slackware-10.2, and:
> ~$ gcc --version
> gcc (GCC) 3.3.6

OK, I used gcc-3.3.5 on sparc64.

> Grant.

Willy

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