linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.24-rc3-mm1 make headers

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Message-ID: <474405AA.2070608@qumranet.com>
Date:	Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:17:14 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
CC:	Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
Subject: Re: 2.6.24-rc3-mm1 make headers_check fails

Avi Kivity wrote:
>>>>>   
>>>>>> The make headers_check fails,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  CHECK   include/linux/usb/gadgetfs.h
>>>>>>  CHECK   include/linux/usb/ch9.h
>>>>>>  CHECK   include/linux/usb/cdc.h
>>>>>>  CHECK   include/linux/usb/audio.h
>>>>>>  CHECK   include/linux/kvm.h
>>>>>> /root/kernels/linux-2.6.24-rc3/usr/include/linux/kvm.h requires 
>>>>>> asm/kvm.h, which does not exist in exported headers
>>>>>>                
>>>>> hm, works for me, on i386 and x86_64.  What's different over there?
>>>>>            
>>>> Hi Andrew,
>>>>
>>>> It fails on the powerpc box, with allyesconfig option.
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>       
>>> How do we fix this?  Export linux/kvm.h only on x86?  Seems ugly.
>>>     
>>
>> Is kvm x86 specific? Then move the .h file to asm-x86.
>> Otherwise no good idea...
>>
>>   
>
> kvm.h is x86 specific today, but will be s390, ppc, ia64, and x86 
> specific tomorrow.
>
> What about having a asm-generic/kvm.h with a nice #error?    would 
> that suit?
>

headers_check continues to complain.  Is the only recourse to add 
asm/kvm.h for all archs?

-- 
error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

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