linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (staging tree related)

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Message-ID: <20110824211646.GB9707@kroah.com>
Date:	Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:16:46 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	edwin_rong <edwin_rong@...lsil.com.cn>
Subject: Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (staging
 tree related)

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 03:47:41PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi ,
> 
> After merging the final tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc
> allyesconfig) failed like this:
> 
> drivers/staging/rts5139/rts51x_scsi.c: In function 'inquiry':
> drivers/staging/rts5139/rts51x_scsi.c:498:2: error: implicit declaration of function 'vmalloc'
> drivers/staging/rts5139/xd.c: In function 'xd_init_l2p_tbl':
> drivers/staging/rts5139/xd.c:745:2: error: implicit declaration of function 'vmalloc'
> drivers/staging/rts5139/xd.c: In function 'free_zone':
> drivers/staging/rts5139/xd.c:771:3: error: implicit declaration of function 'vfree'
> drivers/staging/rts5139/ms.c: In function 'ms_init_l2p_tbl':
> drivers/staging/rts5139/ms.c:2214:2: error: implicit declaration of function 'vmalloc'
> drivers/staging/rts5139/ms.c:2257:3: error: implicit declaration of function 'vfree'
> 
> Caused by commit 1dac4186bcc6 ("Staging: add driver for Realtek RTS5139
> cardreader").
> 
> I have reverted that commit for today.

To fix it, all we have to do is include linux/vmalloc.h, right?  Or is
ppc "special" in some other way regarding this call?

thanks,

greg k-h
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