linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the modules tree

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Date:	Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:02:00 +0100
From:	Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>, linux-next@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>,
	Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the modules tree

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 03:10:46PM +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> After merging the modules tree, today's linux-next build (x86_64
> allmodconfig) failed like this:
> 
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c:1196:1: error: invalid suffix "n_disabletype__8" on integer constant
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c:1196:1: error: expected identifier or '(' before numeric constant
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c:1198:1: error: invalid suffix "n_disable__9" on integer constant
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c:1198:1: error: expected identifier or '(' before numeric constant
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c:1263:1: error: invalid suffix "ghz_disabletype__32" on integer constant
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c:1263:1: error: expected identifier or '(' before numeric constant
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c:1264:1: error: invalid suffix "ghz_disable__33" on integer constant
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c:1264:1: error: expected identifier or '(' before numeric constant
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c:6825:1: error: invalid suffix "n_disabletype__11" on integer constant
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c:6825:1: error: expected identifier or '(' before numeric constant
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c:6826:1: error: invalid suffix "n_disable__12" on integer constant
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c:6826:1: error: expected identifier or '(' before numeric constant
> 
> Presumably caused by commit 58876af0436e ("moduleparam: use __UNIQUE_ID
> ()").  This commit removed the "__mod_" prefix that used to be added to
> the front of the "name" passed to module_param_named().  Admittedly, the
> documentation says that "name" must be "a valid C identifier which is the
> parameter name", but the (ab)usage here used to work (the name starts
> with a number).

I prefer not to change module parameters name, since there are users
who use current name in they modprobe config.

Stanislaw

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