Re: 2.6.24-rc3-mm1 make headers_check fails

[Andrew Morton]

On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:17:14 +0200 Avi Kivity <avi@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Avi Kivity wrote:
> >>>>>   
> >>>>>> The make headers_check fails,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>  CHECK   include/linux/usb/gadgetfs.h
> >>>>>>  CHECK   include/linux/usb/ch9.h
> >>>>>>  CHECK   include/linux/usb/cdc.h
> >>>>>>  CHECK   include/linux/usb/audio.h
> >>>>>>  CHECK   include/linux/kvm.h
> >>>>>> /root/kernels/linux-2.6.24-rc3/usr/include/linux/kvm.h requires 
> >>>>>> asm/kvm.h, which does not exist in exported headers
> >>>>>>                
> >>>>> hm, works for me, on i386 and x86_64.  What's different over there?
> >>>>>            
> >>>> Hi Andrew,
> >>>>
> >>>> It fails on the powerpc box, with allyesconfig option.
> >>>>
> >>>>  
> >>>>       
> >>> How do we fix this?  Export linux/kvm.h only on x86?  Seems ugly.
> >>>     
> >>
> >> Is kvm x86 specific? Then move the .h file to asm-x86.
> >> Otherwise no good idea...
> >>
> >>   
> >
> > kvm.h is x86 specific today, but will be s390, ppc, ia64, and x86 
> > specific tomorrow.
> >
> > What about having a asm-generic/kvm.h with a nice #error?    would 
> > that suit?
> >
> 
> headers_check continues to complain.  Is the only recourse to add 
> asm/kvm.h for all archs?
> 

That would work.

Meanwhile my recourse is to drop the kvm tree ;)
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