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

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Date:	Fri, 24 Jun 2016 21:33:29 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Salvatore Benedetto <salvatore.benedetto@...el.com>
Subject: Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the crypto tree

On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 04:20:22PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi Herbert,
> 
> After merging the crypto tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc
> allyesconfig) failed like this:
> 
> net/built-in.o: In function `.ecdh_shared_secret':
> (.text+0x4ad8d0): multiple definition of `.ecdh_shared_secret'
> crypto/built-in.o:(.text+0x113f0): first defined here
> net/built-in.o:(.opd+0x430e0): multiple definition of `ecdh_shared_secret'
> crypto/built-in.o:(.opd+0x1d40): first defined here
> 
> Caused by commit
> 
>   3c4b23901a0c ("crypto: ecdh - Add ECDH software support")
> 
> The other definition is in net/bluetooth/ecc.c
> 
> I added the following patch for today (probably a better name could
> be chosen):

I think the intention is that net/bluetooth/ecc.c will be deleted
in favour of the implementation in crypto.  But for now I have
applied your patch so we can progress.  Thanks Stephen.
-- 
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