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

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Message-ID: <87ldjuy0ln.fsf@bootlin.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:31:48 +0100
From: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,  Yury Norov
 <yury.norov@...il.com>,  Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...labora.com>,
  Richard Genoud <richard.genoud@...tlin.com>,  Geert Uytterhoeven
 <geert+renesas@...der.be>,  Linux Kernel Mailing List
 <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,  Linux Next Mailing List
 <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the bitmap tree

Hello Geert,

>>  /* non compile-time field get/prep */
>> -#define field_get(_mask, _reg) (((_reg) & (_mask)) >> (ffs(_mask) - 1))
>> -#define field_prep(_mask, _val) (((_val) << (ffs(_mask) - 1)) & (_mask))
>> +#define sunxi_field_get(_mask, _reg) (((_reg) & (_mask)) >> (ffs(_mask) - 1))
>> +#define sunxi_field_prep(_mask, _val) (((_val) << (ffs(_mask) - 1)) & (_mask))
>
> See "[PATCH -next v6 11/26] mtd: rawnand: sunxi: #undef
> field_{get,prep}() before local definition"[1] and follow-up
> "[PATCH -next v6 24/26] mtd: rawnand: sunxi: Convert to common
> field_{get,prep}() helpers"[2].
> The former unfortunately didn't make it into the nand tree yet...
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/703d7eec56074148daed4ea45b637f8a83f15305.1762435376.git.geert+renesas@glider.be
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/e1c879967328d8c1098aaa014845c2f11874d7c7.1762435376.git.geert+renesas@glider.be/

It wasn't clear to me when/if I could effectively pull these, nor if
they would make it for this release. Were you (or someone else) supposed
to carry these on your own? Or, can I just apply these two now?

Thanks,
Miquèl