linux-kernel - Re: rtc-cmos.c: Build fix

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Message-ID: <20080509083258.GB2592@elte.hu>
Date:	Fri, 9 May 2008 10:32:58 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	"Carlos R. Mafra" <crmafra2@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: rtc-cmos.c: Build fix


* Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 6 May 2008 15:51:25 -0300
> "Carlos R. Mafra" <crmafra2@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > Subject: [PATCH] rtc-cmos.c: Build fix
> > 
> > The function hpet_rtc_interrupt(..) is to be used only if CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC
> > is defined (see arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c), so we define it to return 0 when
> > !CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC to avoid build failures. 
> > 
> > This function will never be used anyways when !CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC because 
> > it is inside a if(is_hpet_enabled()) which is never true when
> > !CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC.
> 
> I've lost the plot on this one.  Could we please have a description of 
> the problem which is being fixed?  ie, the compiler (or linker?) 
> output, and a description of why it is occurring?

dont have the build failure log around anymore, but the config is:

   http://redhat.com/~mingo/misc/config-Sun_May__4_09_41_21_CEST_2008.bad

	Ingo
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