Re: build issue #503 for v2.6.26-rc2-433-gf26a398 : undefinedreference to `request_firmware'

[James Bottomley]

On Fri, 2008-05-16 at 19:06 +0200, Toralf FÃrster wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> the build (.config attached) failed, make ends with :
> ...
>   UPD     include/linux/compile.h
>   CC      init/version.o
>   LD      init/built-in.o
>   LD      vmlinux
> drivers/built-in.o: In function `sas_request_addr':
> (.text+0x33bab): undefined reference to `request_firmware'
> drivers/built-in.o: In function `sas_request_addr':
> (.text+0x33c3f): undefined reference to `release_firmware'
> make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1

There's a slight fault in the stub logic.  It fails for FW_LOADER=m and
the user =y.

This should fix it.

James

---

diff --git a/include/linux/firmware.h b/include/linux/firmware.h
index 4d10c73..6c7eff2 100644
--- a/include/linux/firmware.h
+++ b/include/linux/firmware.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct firmware {
 
 struct device;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_FW_LOADER) || defined(CONFIG_FW_LOADER_MODULE)
+#if defined(CONFIG_FW_LOADER) || (defined(CONFIG_FW_LOADER_MODULE) && defined(MODULE))
 int request_firmware(const struct firmware **fw, const char *name,
 		     struct device *device);
 int request_firmware_nowait(


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