Re: adf_ctl_drv.c:(.init.text+0x14915): undefined reference to `adf_init_pf_wq' (was Linux 4.4.13)

From: Greg KH
Date: Wed Jun 22 2016 - 20:37:38 EST


On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 04:41:07PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 06/22/16 03:49, Hans de Bruin wrote:
> > On 06/20/2016 07:17 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> >> On 06/20/16 08:43, Greg KH wrote:
> >>> On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 09:12:29AM +0200, Hans de Bruin wrote:
> >>>> On 06/08/2016 03:43 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> >>>>> I'm announcing the release of the 4.4.13 kernel.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> I tried to compile 4.4.13 using my 4.4.7 config file and ran in to this:
> >>>>
> >>>> LD init/built-in.o
> >>>> drivers/built-in.o: In function `adf_register_ctl_device_driver':
> >>>> adf_ctl_drv.c:(.init.text+0x14915): undefined reference to `adf_init_pf_wq'
> >>>> adf_ctl_drv.c:(.init.text+0x14927): undefined reference to `adf_exit_pf_wq'
> >>>> drivers/built-in.o: In function `adf_unregister_ctl_device_driver':
> >>>> adf_ctl_drv.c:(.exit.text+0xacf): undefined reference to `adf_exit_pf_wq'
> >>>> make[2]: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
> >>>> make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
> >>>> make: *** [__sub-make] Error 2
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I have got some Google hits on this error referencing to higher kernel
> >>>> versions but not on 4.4:
> >>>>
> >>>> LKML: Herbert Xu: Crypto Fixes for 4.6
> >>>>
> >>>> LKML: Greg KH: Linux 4.5.5
> >>>
> >>> I don't understand, what needs to be done in the 4.4-stable tree to
> >>> resolve this?
> >>
> >> Maybe some other DEV_QAT drivers need to add "select PCI_IOV".
> >>
> >> See commit 75910d375ecb2079b3418f8b304fd775916025e2 (sorry, I don't
> >> have the 4.4.x stable git tree [yet]).
> >>
> >> Hans, please send your failing .config file.
> >>
> >
> > Randy,
> >
> > Attached is the config from my running 4.4.7 kernel.
>
> Thanks.
>
> I see that GregKH has released 4.4.14-stable for review and it contains
> a patch for this build error.

I hope it does, verifying it would be great, if you can.

thanks,

greg k-h