linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] ACPI: do not define acpi_processor_get_bios

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Message-ID: <20091118000909.GB1855@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:09:09 -0500
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
Cc:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	cpufreq@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Renninger <trenn@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] ACPI: do not define acpi_processor_get_bios_limit()
 in processor.h

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 03:11:25PM -0700, Alex Chiang wrote:
 > If we provide a definition for acpi_processor_get_bios_limit(), we will
 > encounter build errors (multiple definitions of the function) when we
 > do not have CONFIG_CPU_FREQ configured.
 > 
 > We've already changed the modules that depend on this function to only
 > get built when CONFIG_CPU_FREQ is configured, so removing the definition
 > when unconfigured is safe.
 > 
 > Cc: Thomas Renninger <trenn@...e.de>
 > Cc: Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
 > Signed-off-by: Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
 > ---
 > 
 >  include/acpi/processor.h |    5 -----
 >  1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

There's 2-3 other fixes pending for the bios_limit patch.
For now, I've dropped it from cpufreq.next, until Thomas sends
a rediffed version with the compilation problems fixed.

	Dave

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