Re: Linux 3.8.9 Build Failure in user_namespace.c

From: Shea Levy
Date: Thu May 02 2013 - 00:31:52 EST


On 4/29/13 4:56 PM, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
Quoting shea@xxxxxxxxxxxx (shea@xxxxxxxxxxxx):
Hi All,

I just hit the following error trying to build 3.8.9:

/nix/store/vkvwpn6f7iff6zqrq2d9z2a1945pcsza-linux-3.8.9-source/kernel/user_namespace.c:
In function 'map_write':
/nix/store/vkvwpn6f7iff6zqrq2d9z2a1945pcsza-linux-3.8.9-source/kernel/user_namespace.c:582:2:
error: implicit declaration of function 'file_ns_capable'
[-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors

Below is my .config, below that the build log.
I'm looking at 3.9. file_ns_capable() is declared in capability.h, which gets
included into user_namespace.c through cred.h. I did also try building with
CONFIG_SECURITY=n and CONFIG_USER_NS=y as you have it, but build succeeded,
as I would expect given how it is included.

It turned out to be a commit Greg missed in 3.8.9, it was fixed in 3.8.10.

Do you have any custom patches applied by chance?

-serge

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