linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [firmware_class] Fix compile with no builtin firmware

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Message-ID: <20121120163309.GB4990@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:33:09 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Solomon Peachy <pizza@...ftnet.org>
Cc:	Ming Lei <tom.leiming@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [firmware_class] Fix compile with no builtin firmware

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 11:10:11AM -0500, Solomon Peachy wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 12:01:40AM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> > > drivers/built-in.o: In function `release_firmware':
> > > (.text+0x192e2): undefined reference to `__end_builtin_fw'
> > > drivers/built-in.o: In function `release_firmware':
> > > (.text+0x19304): undefined reference to `__end_builtin_fw'
> > > drivers/built-in.o: In function `_request_firmware':
> > > firmware_class.c:(.text+0x1986c): undefined reference to `__end_builtin_fw'
> > > firmware_class.c:(.text+0x19886): undefined reference to `__end_builtin_fw'
> > > firmware_class.c:(.text+0x19a98): undefined reference to `__end_builtin_fw'
> > > drivers/built-in.o: In function `release_firmware':
> > > (.text+0x192dc): undefined reference to `__start_builtin_fw'
> > > drivers/built-in.o: In function `_request_firmware':
> > > firmware_class.c:(.text+0x19860): undefined reference to `__start_builtin_fw'
> > > firmware_class.c:(.text+0x19a8a): undefined reference to `__start_builtin_fw'
> > 
> > I have tried to reproduce the compile failure but not succeed, could you share
> > your .config?
> 
> The corresponding .config is attached.  Note that it is for a uClinux 
> 3.3.0-uc0 kernel.

Lots of things have changed in the firmware code since 3.3.0, can you
retest this on the 3.7-rc6 tree?

Also, when sending patches, please cc: the proper maintainers (the
scripts/get_maintainers.pl tool can help you with that.)

thanks,

greg k-h
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