linux-kernel - Re: stable-rc/linux-4.4.y build: 178 builds: 4 failed, 174 passed, 8 errors (v4.4.110-18-g5da3d9af3a4b)

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Message-ID: <20180108163029.369f8041@bbrezillon>
Date:   Mon, 8 Jan 2018 16:30:29 +0100
From:   Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     gregkh <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "kernelci.org bot" <bot@...nelci.org>,
        Kernel Build Reports Mailman List 
        <kernel-build-reports@...ts.linaro.org>,
        Sean Nyekjær <sean.nyekjaer@...vas.dk>,
        Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
        Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@...guardiasur.com.ar>,
        Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        linux-mtd <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "# 4.4.x" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: stable-rc/linux-4.4.y build: 178 builds: 4 failed, 174 passed,
 8 errors (v4.4.110-18-g5da3d9af3a4b)

On Mon, 8 Jan 2018 15:01:38 +0100
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 2:44 PM, gregkh <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 08, 2018 at 02:16:25PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:  
> >> On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 12:25 PM, kernelci.org bot <bot@...nelci.org> wrote:  
> >> >
> >> > stable-rc/linux-4.4.y build: 178 builds: 4 failed, 174 passed, 8 errors (v4.4.110-18-g5da3d9af3a4b)
> >> > Full Build Summary: https://kernelci.org/build/stable-rc/branch/linux-4.4.y/kernel/v4.4.110-18-g5da3d9af3a4b/
> >> > Tree: stable-rc
> >> > Branch: linux-4.4.y
> >> > Git Describe: v4.4.110-18-g5da3d9af3a4b
> >> > Git Commit: 5da3d9af3a4b90d3c5ab19f9ad1dbb7d237edcf9
> >> > Git URL: http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git
> >> > Built: 4 unique architectures
> >> >
> >> > Build Failures Detected:
> >> >
> >> > arm: gcc version 5.3.1 20160412 (Linaro GCC 5.3-2016.05)
> >> > cm_x300_defconfig FAIL
> >> > mvebu_v7_defconfig FAIL
> >> > pxa3xx_defconfig FAIL
> >> > raumfeld_defconfig FAIL
> >> >
> >> > mvebu_v7_defconfig (arm) — FAIL, 2 errors, 0 warnings, 0 section mismatches
> >> >
> >> > Errors:
> >> > drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c:918:2: error: duplicate case value
> >> > drivers/mtd/nand/pxa3xx_nand.c:915:2: error: previously used here  
> >>
> >> Hi Greg,
> >>
> >> Commit fee4380f368e ("mtd: nand: pxa3xx: Fix READOOB implementation") was
> >> apparently backported in error, it looks like it should just be
> >> dropped here in 4.4.y.
> >>
> >> The commit lists 'Fixes: 43bcfd2bb24a ("mtd: nand: pxa3xx: Add driver-specific
> >> ECC BCH support")', that commit was merged into v4.14, so backporting the
> >> fix further is probably not appropriate for 4.9 or earlier kernels either.  
> >
> > $ git describe --contains 43bcfd2bb24a
> > v3.14-rc1~65^2~127
> >
> > That is why I backported these patches this far.
> >
> > I'll drop the patch now, but the Fixes line is the problem here :)  
> 
> I think my mistake in the report was misreading v3.14 as v4.14. That means we
> still need the fix, just as Boris explained, it just needs to be done
> differently
> for older kernels.

Hm, actually I was wrong with my Fixes tag, it seems the bug has been
introduced by 'c2cdace755b5 ("mtd: nand: pxa3xx_nand: add support for
partial chunks")', so the fix is not needed for pre-4.6 kernels.