linux-kernel - RE: [tip:irq/urgent] genirq: Properly pair kobject_del() with kobject

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Date:   Mon, 19 Aug 2019 21:58:34 +0000
From:   Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>
To:     Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
        tip-bot for Michael Kelley <tipbot@...or.com>,
        "linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org" 
        <linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [tip:irq/urgent] genirq: Properly pair kobject_del() with
 kobject_add()

From: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>  Sent: Monday, August 19, 2019 2:28 PM
> 
> This commit has been processed because it contains a "Fixes:" tag,
> fixing commit: ecb3f394c5db genirq: Expose interrupt information through sysfs.
> 
> The bot has tested the following trees: v5.2.9, v4.19.67, v4.14.139, v4.9.189.
> 
> v5.2.9: Build failed! Errors:
>     kernel/irq/irqdesc.c:446:6: error: ‘irq_kobj_base’ undeclared (first use in this function);
> did you mean ‘irq_kobj_type’?
> 
> v4.19.67: Build failed! Errors:
>     kernel/irq/irqdesc.c:445:6: error: ‘irq_kobj_base’ undeclared (first use in this function);
> did you mean ‘irq_kobj_type’?
> 
> v4.14.139: Build failed! Errors:
>     kernel/irq/irqdesc.c:428:6: error: ‘irq_kobj_base’ undeclared (first use in this function);
> did you mean ‘irq_kobj_type’?
> 
> v4.9.189: Build failed! Errors:
>     kernel/irq/irqdesc.c:414:6: error: ‘irq_kobj_base’ undeclared (first use in this function);
> did you mean ‘irq_kobj_type’?
> 
> 
> NOTE: The patch will not be queued to stable trees until it is upstream.
> 
> How should we proceed with this patch?

Compile error occurs when CONFIG_SYSFS is not selected.  It's probably cleanest to
revert the current patch.   I'll send out a new version that fixes the problem.

Michael