Re: Build regressions/improvements in v5.9-rc6

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 10:32 AM Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> JFYI, when comparing v5.9-rc6[1] to v5.9-rc5[3], the summaries are:
>   - build errors: +3/-5

  + /kisskb/src/drivers/dax/super.c: error: redefinition of
'dax_supported':  => 325:6

m68k-defconfig
sun3_defconfig
mips-allmodconfig
sparc-allmodconfig
sparc64-allmodconfig
mips-allmodconfig
powernv_defconfig+THIN
(many more reported in the wild)

  + error: modpost: "rcu_idle_enter" [drivers/acpi/processor.ko]
undefined!:  => N/A
  + error: modpost: "rcu_idle_exit" [drivers/acpi/processor.ko]
undefined!:  => N/A

ia64-defconfig

> [1] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/ba4f184e126b751d1bffad5897f263108befc780/ (all 192 configs)
> [3] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/856deb866d16e29bd65952e0289066f6078af773/ (all 192 configs)
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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