linux-kernel - Re: build issue #565 for v2.6.27-rc5 : undefined reference to `ei

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Date:	Sun, 7 Sep 2008 16:25:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:	"Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@...otime.net>
To:	Toralf Förster <toralf.foerster@....de>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jgarzik@...ox.com
Subject: Re: build issue #565 for v2.6.27-rc5 : undefined reference to
 `ei_interrupt' in hp-plus.c

On Sun, 7 Sep 2008, Toralf Förster wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> the build (.config attached) failed, make ends with :
> ...
>   AR      arch/x86/lib/lib.a
>   LD      vmlinux.o
>   MODPOST vmlinux.o
> WARNING: modpost: Found 7 section mismatch(es).
> To see full details build your kernel with:
> 'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y'
>   GEN     .version
>   CHK     include/linux/compile.h
>   UPD     include/linux/compile.h
>   CC      init/version.o
>   LD      init/built-in.o
>   LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
> drivers/built-in.o: In function `hpp_open':
> hp-plus.c:(.text+0x1952a7): undefined reference to `ei_interrupt'
> hp-plus.c:(.text+0x195318): undefined reference to `ei_open'
> drivers/built-in.o: In function `hpp_close':
> hp-plus.c:(.text+0x1953fe): undefined reference to `ei_close'
> drivers/built-in.o: In function `hp_plus_probe':
> (.init.text+0x12013): undefined reference to `__alloc_ei_netdev'
> make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1
> 
> The build was made with :
> $>make randconfig; make clean; make
> 
> Here's the config:

Hi,

hopefully this patch from last week fixes this build error, but
the patch needs to be merged....
  http://marc.info/?l=linux-next&m=122038632306156&w=2

-- 
~Randy