next-20080509 build fails with CONFIG_SYSFS=n

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Fri May 09 2008 - 13:31:19 EST


I can't get 20080509 to build with SYSFS=n.
(on x86_64 or i386)

Problem is building asm-offsets.c.


GEN /local/linsrc/next-20080509/X64/Makefile
scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/x86/Kconfig
Using /local/linsrc/next-20080509 as source for kernel
GEN /local/linsrc/next-20080509/X64/Makefile
CHK include/linux/version.h
CHK include/linux/utsrelease.h
CC kernel/bounds.s
GEN include/linux/bounds.h
CC arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.s
In file included from /local/linsrc/next-20080509/include/linux/kobject.h:21,
from /local/linsrc/next-20080509/include/linux/module.h:16,
from /local/linsrc/next-20080509/include/linux/crypto.h:21,
from /local/linsrc/next-20080509/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c:7,
from /local/linsrc/next-20080509/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c:4:
/local/linsrc/next-20080509/include/linux/sysfs.h: In function 'sysfs_rename_dir':
/local/linsrc/next-20080509/include/linux/sysfs.h:142: error: implicit declaration of function 'kobject_set_name'
In file included from /local/linsrc/next-20080509/include/linux/module.h:16,
from /local/linsrc/next-20080509/include/linux/crypto.h:21,
from /local/linsrc/next-20080509/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c:7,
from /local/linsrc/next-20080509/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c:4:
/local/linsrc/next-20080509/include/linux/kobject.h: At top level:
/local/linsrc/next-20080509/include/linux/kobject.h:74: error: conflicting types for 'kobject_set_name'
/local/linsrc/next-20080509/include/linux/kobject.h:74: note: a parameter list with an ellipsis can't match an empty parameter name list declaration
/local/linsrc/next-20080509/include/linux/sysfs.h:142: error: previous implicit declaration of 'kobject_set_name' was here
make[2]: *** [arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1
make[1]: *** [prepare0] Error 2
make: *** [sub-make] Error 2

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~Randy
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