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

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Date:	Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:45:08 -0800
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,
	Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>,
	Seth Jennings <sjenning@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (staging
 tree related)

On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 05:19:49PM +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi ,
> 
> After merging the final tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc allyesconfig)
> failed like this:
> 
> drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c: In function 'zs_cpu_notifier':
> drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c:451:3: error: implicit declaration of function 'alloc_vm_area' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
> drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c:451:12: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast [enabled by default]
> drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c:459:4: error: implicit declaration of function 'free_vm_area' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
> drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c: In function 'zs_map_object':
> drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c:705:3: error: implicit declaration of function 'set_pte' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
> drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c:709:27: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c: In function 'zs_unmap_object':
> drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c:739:3: error: implicit declaration of function '__flush_tlb_one' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
> 
> Caused by commit 61989a80fb3a ("staging: zsmalloc: zsmalloc memory
> allocation library").  This needs to include linux/vmalloc.h at least.  I
> couldn't find set_pte at all or __flush_tlb_one for powerpc.
> 
> This was too hard to revert, so I have left powerpc allyesconfig broken
> for today.  I may revert it (and some dependent commits) tomorrow.

Nitin, please send me a patch to fix this as soon as possible.

greg k-h
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