Re: 2.6.23-rc1 -- build failure

From: Noah Watkins
Date: Wed Jul 25 2007 - 13:08:35 EST


Thanks this fixed it. My LKML search didn't find this patch.
-noah

On 7/25/07, Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wednesday 25 July 2007 12:11, Noah Watkins wrote:
> Latest git tree gives following build errors (config attached):
>
> make -C /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6 O=/yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/build
> Using /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6 as source for kernel
> GEN /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/build/Makefile
> CHK include/linux/version.h
> CHK include/linux/utsrelease.h
> CALL /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
> CHK include/linux/compile.h
> CC arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.o
> In file included from /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.c:16:
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:90: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'acpi_integer'
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:108: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'acpi_integer'
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:131: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'acpi_integer'
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:149: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'acpi_integer'
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:205: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'acpi_handle'
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:319: warning: 'struct acpi_device' declared inside parameter list
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:319: warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:322: warning: 'struct acpi_device' declared inside parameter list
> make[4]: *** [arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.o] Error 1
> make[3]: *** [arch/i386/kernel/acpi] Error 2
> make[2]: *** [arch/i386/kernel] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [_all] Error 2
> make: *** [all] Error 2

try this:

From akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mon Jul 23 20:50:44 2007


-----------------------------------------------------
Subject: X86_POWERNOW_K8_ACPI must depend on ACPI
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>

This patch fixes the following compile error introduced by
commit e8666b2718fdb5bf0ea7c3126f7e292bbbf2946b and reported
by Alexey Dobriyan:

<-- snip -->

CC arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.o
In file included from arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.c:17:
include/acpi/processor.h:88: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'acpi_integer'

<-- snip -->

If you select something you must ensure that the dependencies of what
you are selecting are fulfilled.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxx>
Cc: Joshua Hoblitt <jhoblitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig~x86_powernow_k8_acpi-must-depend-on-acpi arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig~x86_powernow_k8_acpi-must-depend-on-acpi
+++ a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ config X86_POWERNOW_K8
config X86_POWERNOW_K8_ACPI
bool "ACPI Support"
select ACPI_PROCESSOR
- depends on X86_POWERNOW_K8
+ depends on ACPI && X86_POWERNOW_K8
default y
help
This provides access to the K8s Processor Performance States via ACPI.
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