Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the mm tree

[Suren Baghdasaryan]

On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 3:24 PM Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxx.orgau> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> After merging the mm tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc
> ppc64_defconfig) failed like this:
>
> make[4]: *** No rule to make target 'kernel/elfcorehdr.o', needed by 'kernel/built-in.a'.  Stop.
>
> Presumably caused by commit
>
>   1777bfb42f56 ("crash: remove dependency of FA_DUMP on CRASH_DUMP")
>
> from the mm-unstable branch of the mm tree.  It looks like the expected
> file rename did not happen.
>
> I have applied the following (git) patch for today.

I've got the same error in mm-unstable and your patch below fixed it. Thanks!

>
> From: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:58:54 +1100
> Subject: [PATCH] fix up for "crash: remove dependency of FA_DUMP on
>  CRASH_DUMP"
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  kernel/{crash_dump.c => elfcorehdr.c} | 0
>  1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>  rename kernel/{crash_dump.c => elfcorehdr.c} (100%)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/crash_dump.c b/kernel/elfcorehdr.c
> similarity index 100%
> rename from kernel/crash_dump.c
> rename to kernel/elfcorehdr.c
> --
> 2.43.0
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Stephen Rothwell