Re: linux-next: build failure in Linus' tree

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Mon, 14 May 2012, Grant Likely wrote:
> On Mon, 14 May 2012 10:50:25 +1000, Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Linus,
> > 
> > Building Linus' tree, today's linux-next build (x86_64 allmodconfig)
> > failed like this:
> > 
> > ERROR: "handle_edge_irq" [drivers/gpio/gpio-pch.ko] undefined!
> > ERROR: "irq_to_desc" [drivers/gpio/gpio-pch.ko] undefined!
> > 
> > This has been reported elsewhere by DaveM.
> > 
> > Caused by commit df9541a60af0 ("gpio: pch9: Use proper flow type handlers").
> > 
> > I have reverted that commit for today.
> 
> Gah, I tested that patch with CONFIG_GPIO_PCH=Y, but not as a module.
> I see three options here; revert the patch now and fix it up in v3.4,
> add exports for those two symbols, or disable building that code as a
> module (patch below).  Personally I prefer the third option for the
> immediate fix.

I was about to queue the exports, but this one is good as well.

Thanks,

	tglx
> g.
> 
> >From 7fd0fcff9f0d65734415fed756271c1ae2267666 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Grant Likely <grant.likely@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 00:52:49 -0600
> Subject: [PATCH] gpio/pch: Fix build failure when selected as a module
> 
> x86_64 allmodconfig fails like this:
> 
> ERROR: "handle_edge_irq" [drivers/gpio/gpio-pch.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: "irq_to_desc" [drivers/gpio/gpio-pch.ko] undefined!
> 
> This patch fixes the issue by not allowing gpio-pch.c to be built as a
> module.  It can be reenabled when the core interrupt handling code
> exports the missing symbols, but that change needs some review first.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/gpio/Kconfig |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
> index e03653d..db146d5 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
> @@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ config GPIO_LANGWELL
> 	  Say Y here to support Intel Langwell/Penwell GPIO.
>  
>  config GPIO_PCH
> -	tristate "Intel EG20T PCH/LAPIS Semiconductor IOH(ML7223/ML7831) GPIO"
> +	bool "Intel EG20T PCH/LAPIS Semiconductor IOH(ML7223/ML7831) GPIO"
> 	depends on PCI && X86
> 	select GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP
> 	help
> -- 
> 1.7.9.5
> 
> 
> 
> 
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