netdev - Re: [BUILD_FAILURE] linux-next: 20081125 - 8390 network driver build fails

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Message-ID: <492C5B52.6090803@oracle.com>
Date:	Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:08:50 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	p_gortmaker@...oo.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, mel@....ul.ie,
	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [BUILD_FAILURE] linux-next: 20081125 - 8390 network driver build
 fails

Alan Cox wrote:
>> drivers/net/8390p.o: In function `ei_get_stats':
>> (.text+0x1050): multiple definition of `ei_get_stats'
>> drivers/net/8390.o:(.text+0xe20): first defined here
>> drivers/net/8390p.o: In function `ei_start_xmit':
>> (.text+0x1100): multiple definition of `ei_start_xmit'
>> drivers/net/8390.o:(.text+0xef0): first defined here
>> drivers/net/8390p.o: In function `ei_tx_timeout':
>> (.text+0xec0): multiple definition of `ei_tx_timeout'
>> drivers/net/8390.o:(.text+0xce0): first defined here
>> drivers/net/8390p.o: In function `ei_set_multicast_list':
>> (.text+0x1000): multiple definition of `ei_set_multicast_list'
>> drivers/net/8390.o:(.text+0xea0): first defined here
>> make[2]: *** [drivers/net/built-in.o] Error 1
>>
>> and none of these functions is static in lib8390.c.
> 
> They seem to be just fine in the base tree, so somebody has merged
> something stoopid.
> 
> 
>  */
> 
> static int ei_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)  
> {

OK, ack that, thanks.

Looks like it's due to CONFIG_COMPAT_NET_DEV_OPS.

Dave, no need to drop my hp-plus driver patch.

~Randy

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