2002-08-17 18:02:44

by Matt Domsch

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Subject: [BK PATCH 2.4.x] move asm-ia64/efi.h to linux/efi.h (was RE: Lin ux 2.4.20-pre3)

> The compile error in efi.c is still present in -pre3:
> efi.c: In function `add_gpt_partitions':
> efi.c:728: `NULL_GUID' undeclared (first use in this function)

> Matt suggested to move include/asm-ia64/efi.h to
> include/linux/efi.h. Is
> it possible to do this before 2.4.20-final?

I sure hope so. Here's the patch set for 2.4.x which fixes the NULL_GUID
bug, moves efi.h from include/asm-ia64 to include/linux, and fixes
efi_guid_unparse.


1)
http://domsch.com/linux/patches/gpt/linux-2.4-gpt-efiguidt.cset
has been in the IA64 port for a while. This fixes the endianness issues
with the efi_guid_t type and adds the NULL_GUID definition needed to compile
the GPT code.

2)
http://domsch.com/linux/patches/ia64/linux-2.4-efihmove.cset
moves include/asm-ia64/efi.h to include/linux/efi.h similar to the 2.5
patches. This is needed to allow the GPT code to compile on non-IA64
platforms too, necessary for the use of really big disks.

3)
http://domsch.com/linux/patches/gpt/linux-2.4-gpt-efiguidt-unparse.cset
has been the IA64 port for a while. This fixes efi_guid_unparse for
endianness.


These need to be applied in the above order, as #1 touches efi.h, #2
touches and moves efi.h, and #3 touches it then too. #1 and #3 are already
in the ia64 port tree, but Marcelo and Alan don't have any of these three.
I've compiled this on x86 against BK-current building in GPT with no
troubles.


Thanks,
Matt
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2002-08-17 21:00:11

by Matt Domsch

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Subject: RE: [BK PATCH 2.4.x] move asm-ia64/efi.h to linux/efi.h (was RE: Lin ux 2.4.20-pre3)

> I sure hope so. Here's the patch set for 2.4.x which fixes
> the NULL_GUID
> bug, moves efi.h from include/asm-ia64 to include/linux, and fixes
> efi_guid_unparse.

Now available, please bk pull http://mdomsch.bkbits.net/linux-2.4-gpt

Thanks,
Matt

--
Matt Domsch
Sr. Software Engineer, Lead Engineer, Architect
Dell Linux Solutions http://www.dell.com/linux
Linux on Dell mailing lists @ http://lists.us.dell.com
#1 US Linux Server provider for 2001 and Q1/2002! (IDC May 2002)