linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ata: pata_cs5536: don't build on UML

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdXia3d8dV1EyNcmgA=k_osEAkHZkA4ya9xjzyEVO4YjGQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sun, 12 Mar 2023 12:38:52 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com>,
        linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-um@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ata: pata_cs5536: don't build on UML

Hi Randy,

On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 6:26 AM Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
> Similar to 22eebaa631c4 ("ata: pata_cs5535: Don't build on UML"),
> prevent pata_cs5536 from building on UML since it references
> symbols that are not present when building X86_32/i386 allmodconfig.
>
> ERROR: modpost: "__tracepoint_write_msr" [drivers/ata/pata_cs5536.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "do_trace_write_msr" [drivers/ata/pata_cs5536.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "__tracepoint_read_msr" [drivers/ata/pata_cs5536.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "do_trace_read_msr" [drivers/ata/pata_cs5536.ko] undefined!
>
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
> @@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ config PATA_CS5535
>  config PATA_CS5536
>         tristate "CS5536 PATA support"
>         depends on PCI && (X86_32 || MIPS || COMPILE_TEST)

How does this work on MIPS?
Oh, the MSR functionality inside the driver depends on CONFIG_X86_32.
Perhaps this can be fixed better for all users inside
arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h?

> +       depends on !UML
>         help
>           This option enables support for the AMD CS5536
>           companion chip used with the Geode LX processor family.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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