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Date:	Tue, 3 May 2011 10:33:09 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Peter Foley <pefoley2@...izon.net>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	hjanssen@...rosoft.com, haiyangz@...rosoft.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: hv: make HYPERV_UTILS depend on NLS to prevent
 a build error

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 08:53:26PM -0400, Peter Foley wrote:
> On 4/25/2011 8:00 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 07:52:18PM -0400, Peter Foley wrote:
> >> This patch adds a dependency on NLS to HYPERV_UTILS to avoid a build error.
> > 
> > What is the build error?
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> 
> 
> When CONFIG_HYPERV_UTILS=y and CONFIG_NLS=n
> the build fails with this error:
> 
>  Building modules, stage 2.
>   MODPOST 3 modules
> ERROR: "utf8s_to_utf16s" [drivers/staging/hv/hv_utils.ko] undefined!
> make[3]: *** [__modpost] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
> make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> Kernel: arch/x86/boot/bzImage is ready  (#2)
> make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
> make: *** [all] Error 2

Ah, ok, we need this for that function, that's what I wanted to know,
I'll put it in the changelog entry.  Please do that the next time.

thanks,

greg k-h
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