linux-kernel - Re: [1/4] 2.6.23-rc4: known regressions

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Date:	Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:03:51 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jan Dittmer <jdi@....org>,
	Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@...il.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [1/4] 2.6.23-rc4: known regressions

On Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 12:48:45AM -0700, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> Here is the fix for alpha:
> 
> >From clameter@....com Thu Aug 30 14:13:57 2007
> Subject: SLUB: Force inlining for functions in slub_def.h
> 
> Some compilers (especially older gcc releases) may skip inlining sometimes 
> which will lead to link failures. Force the inlining of keyfunctions in 
> slub_def.h to avoid these issues.
>...

This also explains why it's an Alpha-only problem - the Alpha port 
pretty much diverges from the rest of the kernel regarding "inline" 
semantics and usage...

cu
Adrian

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