Re: [Regression] Build failure in current mainline - firmware related

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Thu Jan 08 2009 - 15:18:33 EST


On Thursday 08 January 2009, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 03, 2009 at 12:47:14PM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I get the following error from 'make modules_install' on my test boxes:
> >
> > HOSTCC firmware/ihex2fw
> > /home/rafael/src/linux-2.6/firmware/ihex2fw.c:268: fatal error: opening dependency file firmware/.ihex2fw.d: Read-only file system
> > compilation terminated.
> > make[3]: *** [firmware/ihex2fw] Error 1
> > make[2]: *** [_modinst_post] Error 2
> > make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
> > make: *** [all] Error 2
> >
> > where the configuration is that the kernel is compiled on a build box
> > with 'make O=<destdir> -j5' and then <destdir> is mounted over NFS read-only by
> > each test box (full path to this directory is the same on the build box and on
> > the test boxes). Then, I cd into <destdir>, run 'make modules_install' and get
> > the error above.
> >
> > 2.6.28 didn't have this problem.
>
> Fix is in mainline now.

I noticed, thanks a lot!

Rafael
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