Re: linux-next: sysctl tree build failure

[Eric W. Biederman]

Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hi Eric,
>
> Today's linux-next build (powerpc allnoconfig) failed like this:
>
> kernel/built-in.o: In function `get_sysctl':
> sysctl_binary.c:(.text+0x100d4): undefined reference to `dev_get_by_index'
>
> Caused by commit 26a7034b40ba80f82f64fa251a2cbf49f9971c6a ("sysctl:
> Reduce sys_sysctl to a compatibility wrapper around /proc/sys").
>
> CONFIG_NET is not set for this build.
>
> I have used this patch for today:
> (It does produce this warning, though:
>
> kernel/sysctl_binary.c:1253: warning: unused variable 'net'
>
> so needs more work.)

Thank you, and my apologies.  I thought I had tried it with every
applicable compile option but apparently not.

Ugh.  It looks like I have a small refcount leak in that case as
well.  Blind I was.

Thank you very I will have this fixed shortly.

Eric

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