Re: Compile errors with dell_rbtn_notifier_register

From: Pali RohÃr
Date: Thu May 21 2015 - 16:59:39 EST


On Thursday 21 May 2015 22:53:37 Valdis Kletnieks wrote:
> commit 61104aa44529d59bd01a5d51df571ca2823a04b3
> Author: Pali RohÃÂr <pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu May 14 12:54:27 2015 +0200
>
> dell-laptop: Use dell-rbtn instead i8042 filter when possible
>
> causes build errors:
>
> LD init/built-in.o
> drivers/built-in.o: In function `dell_init':
> /usr/src/linux-next/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c:762: undefined
> reference to `dell_rbtn_notifier_register'
> /usr/src/linux-next/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c:2016:
> undefined reference to `dell_rbtn_notifier_unregister'
> drivers/built-in.o: In function `dell_exit':
> /usr/src/linux-next/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c:2041:
> undefined reference to `dell_rbtn_notifier_unregister'
>
> when built with:
>
> CONFIG_DELL_LAPTOP=y
> CONFIG_DELL_RBTN=m
>
> because the builtin then references a symbol that's in a module.
>
> Probably needs some Kconfig magic to ensure this case doesn't happen.

Darren, what do you prefer as fix? Some Kconfig magic (maybe depends?)?
or other magic in dell_rbtn.h to inline empty functions?

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Pali RohÃr
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