linux-kernel - Re: PPC64 build breakage drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar

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Date:	Thu, 17 May 2007 08:37:41 -0500
From:	Brian King <brking@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Mel Gorman <mel@...net.ie>
CC:	Bob Picco <bob.picco@...com>, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PPC64 build breakage drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c

Mel Gorman wrote:
> On (16/05/07 09:30), Bob Picco didst pronounce:
>> bob.picco@...com
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.22-rc1-mm1/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c:132: error: unknown field `subsys' specified in initializer
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.22-rc1-mm1/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c:132: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
>> make[4]: *** [drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.o] Error 1
>> make[3]: *** [drivers/pci/hotplug] Error 2
>> make[2]: *** [drivers/pci] Error 2
>> make[1]: *** [drivers] Error 2
>> make: *** [_all] Error 2
>>
> 
> This is showing up on TKO as well and Andy Whitcroft has kicked it
> around a bit as far as I know. He makes it build with this patch
> http://test.kernel.org/abat/88951/build/patches/update-sysfs-kset-initialisation-in-PPC64-DLPAR-IO-driver
> 
> However, my understand is that the driver is broken even though it builds
> but I don't recall why. I've added Andy to the CC

Al Viro posted a patch yesterday that fixes this:

http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2007-May/036222.html

It's in mainline now.

-Brian
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