linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] crash_dump: fix compilation error (on MIPS at least)

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Date:	Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:43:32 +0000
From:	Qais Yousef <Qais.Yousef@...tec.com>
To:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Michael Holzheu <holzheu@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"linux-mips@...ux-mips.org" <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] crash_dump: fix compilation error (on MIPS at least)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vivek Goyal [mailto:vgoyal@...hat.com]
> Sent: 05 December 2013 13:59
> To: Qais Yousef
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Andrew Morton; Michael Holzheu; linux-
> mips@...ux-mips.org; stable@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] crash_dump: fix compilation error (on MIPS at least)
> 
> On Wed, Dec 04, 2013 at 03:58:22PM +0000, Qais Yousef wrote:
> >   In file included from kernel/crash_dump.c:2:0:
> >   include/linux/crash_dump.h:22:27: error: unknown type name ‘pgprot_t’
> >
> > when CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y
> >
> > The error was traced back to this commit:
> >
> >   9cb218131de1 vmcore: introduce remap_oldmem_pfn_range()
> >
> > include <asm/pgtable.h> to get the missing definition
> >
> > Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> > Cc: Michael Holzheu <holzheu@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
> > Cc: <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>
> > Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 3.12
> > Reviewed-by: James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@...tec.com>
> > ---
> 
> Looks good to me.
> 
> Acked-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
> 
> Vivek

Hi,

I failed to see this picked up by anyone. I'm not sure which tree it should go to to be honest. Do I need to add more people to the Cc? Or am I just being impatient? :)

Thanks,
Qais

> 
> > I haven't tried any other architecture except mips.
> > If OK this should be considered for stable 3.12 (CCed).
> >
> >  include/linux/crash_dump.h |    2 ++
> >  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/crash_dump.h b/include/linux/crash_dump.h
> > index fe68a5a..7032518 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/crash_dump.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/crash_dump.h
> > @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
> >  #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
> >  #include <linux/elf.h>
> >
> > +#include <asm/pgtable.h> /* for pgprot_t */
> > +
> >  #define ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX	(-1ULL)
> >  #define ELFCORE_ADDR_ERR	(-2ULL)
> >
> > --
> > 1.7.1
> >