linux-kernel - Re: build issue #592 for v2.6.29-rc7-3-g559595a :multiple definition of `ieee80211

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Message-ID: <20090311162203.GC21831@suse.de>
Date:	Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:22:03 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Toralf Förster <toralf.foerster@....de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: build issue #592 for v2.6.29-rc7-3-g559595a :multiple
	definition of `ieee80211_xmit'

On Sun, Mar 08, 2009 at 12:09:42PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> (Cc: line extended)
> 
> * Toralf Förster <toralf.foerster@....de> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > the build (.config attached) failed, make ends with :
> > ...
> >   CC [M]  drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.o
> >   CC [M]  drivers/watchdog/softdog.o
> >   LD      drivers/built-in.o
> > drivers/staging/built-in.o: In function `ieee80211_xmit':
> > (.text+0x6bc3d): multiple definition of `ieee80211_xmit'
> > drivers/net/built-in.o:(.text+0x19a7f): first defined here
> > make[1]: *** [drivers/built-in.o] Error 1
> > make: *** [drivers] Error 2

Yes, some of the staging drivers can't all be built into the kernel at
this time due to duplicated symbols.  I'm working on fixing this up, but
for now, it's recommended that you just build them as modules wherever
possible.

thanks,

greg k-h
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