Re: [Xen-devel] linux-next: Tree for Oct 24 (xen)

[gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 03:05:43PM +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:
> >>> On 25.10.12 at 15:46, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:48:30AM +0100, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> >> On Thu, 25 Oct 2012, Jan Beulich wrote:
> >> > >>> On 24.10.12 at 23:33, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > > On 10/23/2012 09:19 PM, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> >> > > 
> >> > >> Hi all,
> >> > >> 
> >> > >> Changes since 201201023:
> >> > >> 
> >> > > 
> >> > > on x86_64:
> >> > > 
> >> > > drivers/built-in.o: In function `dbgp_reset_prep':
> >> > > (.text+0xb96b5): undefined reference to `xen_dbgp_reset_prep'
> >> > > drivers/built-in.o: In function `dbgp_external_startup':
> >> > > (.text+0xb9d95): undefined reference to `xen_dbgp_external_startup'
> >> > > 
> >> > > 
> >> > > Full randconfig file is attached.
> >> > 
> >> > So this is because with !USB_SUPPORT but EARLY_PRINTK_DBGP
> >> > dbgp_reset_prep() and dbgp_external_startup() get pointlessly
> >> > defined and exported. This got broken by the merge
> >> > recommendation for the ARM side changes (originally compilation
> >> > of drivers/xen/dbgp.c depended on just CONFIG_XEN_DOM0).
> >> > 
> >> > >From my pov, fixing the USB side would be the clean solution (i.e.
> >> > putting those function definitions inside a CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT
> >> > conditional).
> >> >
> >> > The alternative of a smaller change would be to extend the
> >> > conditional around the respective xen_dbgp_...() declarations
> >> > in include/linux/usb/ehci_def.h to become
> >> > 
> >> > #if defined(CONFIG_XEN_DOM0) && defined(CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT)
> >> > 
> >> > Please advise towards your preference.
> >> 
> >> I think that your first suggestion is the right one.
> > 
> > Can you guys spin up a patch pls and make sure it does not break
> > compilation. Thx.
> 
> I'd really like to hear Greg's opinion on which route to take before
> pointlessly trying the other one.

I have no idea, please send patches.

greg k-h
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