linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: lpfc: fix linking against modular NVMe support

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Message-ID: <2d13017a-0342-c22a-5944-991a4b21f053@broadcom.com>
Date:   Tue, 21 Mar 2017 19:23:52 -0700
From:   James Smart <james.smart@...adcom.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Cc:     Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>,
        Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>,
        Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>,
        James Smart <jsmart2021@...il.com>, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: lpfc: fix linking against modular NVMe support

Arnd,

All of the build issues, including building as modules, should have been 
resolved by the following patch:
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg106102.html

Am I missing something ?

-- james


On 3/21/2017 6:09 AM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> When LPFC is built-in but NVMe is a loadable module, we fail to
> link the kernel:
>
> drivers/scsi/built-in.o: In function `lpfc_nvme_create_localport':
> (.text+0x156a82): undefined reference to `nvme_fc_register_localport'
> drivers/scsi/built-in.o: In function `lpfc_nvme_destroy_localport':
> (.text+0x156eaa): undefined reference to `nvme_fc_unregister_remoteport'
>
> We can avoid this either by forcing lpfc to be a module, or by disabling
> NVMe support in this case. This implements the former.
>
> Fixes: 7d7080335f8d ("scsi: lpfc: Finalize Kconfig options for nvme")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> ---
>   drivers/scsi/Kconfig | 2 ++
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
> index 3c52867dfe28..d145e0d90227 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
> @@ -1241,6 +1241,8 @@ config SCSI_LPFC
>   	tristate "Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel Support"
>   	depends on PCI && SCSI
>   	depends on SCSI_FC_ATTRS
> +	depends on NVME_TARGET_FC || NVME_TARGET_FC=n
> +	depends on NVME_FC || NVME_FC=n
>   	select CRC_T10DIF
>   	---help---
>             This lpfc driver supports the Emulex LightPulse