2004-10-28 20:32:10

by Stef van der Made

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Subject: kernel-2.6.10-rc1-mm1 compile issue


Dear Kernel Developers,

I'm trying to get kernel 2.6.10-rc1-mm1 into life. The compile of
2.6.10-rc1 goes fine but when I apply the patch for 2.6.10-rc1-mm1 and
recompile the kernel I get some errors which I can't explain why they
happen. A lot of the messages are warnings and probably mostly harmless
but at the end the compile stops dead in it's tracks. I've added the
logs of the compile at the end of this email.

I'm running gcc-3.4.2, glibc-2.3.3, kernel headers-2.6.8.1.

Can anybody tell me if I'm doing someting wrong ?

Thanks in advance,

Stef


Part of the terminal output:

fs/binfmt_elf.c:758: warning: ignoring return value of `clear_user',
declared wi
th attribute warn_unused_result
fs/binfmt_elf.c: In function `fill_psinfo':
fs/binfmt_elf.c:1218: warning: ignoring return value of
`copy_from_user', declar
ed with attribute warn_unused_result
fs/reiser4/page_cache.c: In function `drop_page':
fs/reiser4/page_cache.c:763: warning: implicit declaration of function
`delete_f
rom_page_cache'
fs/reiser4/repacker.c:400: warning: 'wait_repacker_completion' defined
but not u
sed
fs/reiser4/repacker.c:595: warning: 'init_repacker_sysfs_interface'
defined but
not used
fs/reiser4/repacker.c:612: warning: 'done_repacker_sysfs_interface'
defined but
not used
drivers/char/vt.c: In function `vc_allocate':
drivers/char/vt.c:748: warning: `pm_register' is deprecated (declared at
include
/linux/pm.h:106)
drivers/char/agp/backend.c: In function `agp_add_bridge':
drivers/char/agp/backend.c:281: warning: `inter_module_register' is
deprecated (
declared at include/linux/module.h:577)
drivers/char/agp/backend.c: In function `agp_remove_bridge':
drivers/char/agp/backend.c:301: warning: `inter_module_unregister' is
deprecated
(declared at include/linux/module.h:578)
In file included from drivers/char/drm/drm_core.h:25,
from drivers/char/drm/radeon_drv.c:41:
drivers/char/drm/drm_agpsupport.h: In function `radeon_agp_uninit':
drivers/char/drm/drm_agpsupport.h:431: warning: `inter_module_put' is
deprecated
(declared at include/linux/module.h:582)
In file included from drivers/char/drm/drm_core.h:39,
from drivers/char/drm/radeon_drv.c:41:
drivers/char/drm/drm_stub.h: In function `radeon_stub_putminor':
drivers/char/drm/drm_stub.h:148: warning: `inter_module_put' is
deprecated (decl
ared at include/linux/module.h:582)
drivers/char/drm/drm_stub.h:150: warning: `inter_module_unregister' is
deprecate
d (declared at include/linux/module.h:578)
drivers/char/drm/drm_stub.h: In function `radeon_stub_register':
drivers/char/drm/drm_stub.h:206: warning: `inter_module_register' is
deprecated
(declared at include/linux/module.h:577)
drivers/char/drm/drm_stub.h:216: warning: `inter_module_unregister' is
deprecate
d (declared at include/linux/module.h:578)
drivers/char/drm/radeon_state.c: In function `radeon_cp_dispatch_texture':
drivers/char/drm/radeon_state.c:1443: warning: ignoring return value of
`copy_to
_user', declared with attribute warn_unused_result
drivers/ide/ide-tape.c: In function `idetape_copy_stage_from_user':
drivers/ide/ide-tape.c:2613: warning: ignoring return value of
`copy_from_user',
declared with attribute warn_unused_result
drivers/ide/ide-tape.c: In function `idetape_copy_stage_to_user':
drivers/ide/ide-tape.c:2640: warning: ignoring return value of
`copy_to_user', d
eclared with attribute warn_unused_result
drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c: In function `ahc_linux_register_host':
drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c:1744: warning: ignoring return value
of `scsi
_add_host', declared with attribute warn_unused_result
drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm_pci.c: In function
`ahc_linux_pci_dev_probe':
drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm_pci.c:229: warning: large integer
implicitly tr
uncated to unsigned type
drivers/scsi/osst.c:85: warning: `MODULE_PARM_' is deprecated (declared
at inclu
de/linux/module.h:562)
drivers/scsi/osst.c:88: warning: `MODULE_PARM_' is deprecated (declared
at inclu
de/linux/module.h:562)
drivers/scsi/osst.c:91: warning: `MODULE_PARM_' is deprecated (declared
at inclu
de/linux/module.h:562)
sound/core/init.c: In function `snd_card_set_dev_pm_callback':
sound/core/init.c:776: warning: `pm_register' is deprecated (declared at
include
/linux/pm.h:106)
fs/built-in.o(.text+0x7ac23): In function `drop_page':
: undefined reference to `delete_from_page_cache'
make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1

Part of the compile log:
AR lib/lib.a
LD arch/i386/lib/built-in.o
CC arch/i386/lib/bitops.o
AS arch/i386/lib/checksum.o
CC arch/i386/lib/dec_and_lock.o
CC arch/i386/lib/delay.o
AS arch/i386/lib/getuser.o
CC arch/i386/lib/memcpy.o
CC arch/i386/lib/mmx.o
CC arch/i386/lib/strstr.o
CC arch/i386/lib/usercopy.o
AR arch/i386/lib/lib.a
GEN .version
CHK include/linux/compile.h
UPD include/linux/compile.h
CC init/version.o
LD init/built-in.o
LD .tmp_vmlinux1



2004-10-28 20:52:24

by Chris Wright

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Subject: Re: kernel-2.6.10-rc1-mm1 compile issue

* Stef van der Made ([email protected]) wrote:
> fs/built-in.o(.text+0x7ac23): In function `drop_page':
> : undefined reference to `delete_from_page_cache'
> make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1

Fix was posted, try this archive link:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=109887945018256&w=2

thanks,
-chris
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2004-10-28 21:37:42

by Stef van der Made

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Subject: Re: kernel-2.6.10-rc1-mm1 compile issue


Hi Chris,

I've tried the patch but it failed to apply. By the looks of the code
the patch was already applied. It looks like a new issue :-(

Line 759 and on look like this

#if defined(PG_skipped)
ClearPageSkipped(page);
#endif
if (page->mapping != NULL)
delete_from_page_cache(page);
unlock_page(page);
}

Cheers,

Stef

Chris Wright wrote:

>* Stef van der Made ([email protected]) wrote:
>
>
>>fs/built-in.o(.text+0x7ac23): In function `drop_page':
>>: undefined reference to `delete_from_page_cache'
>>make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1
>>
>>
>
>Fix was posted, try this archive link:
>
>http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=109887945018256&w=2
>
>thanks,
>-chris
>
>

2004-10-28 21:57:45

by Chris Wright

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Subject: Re: kernel-2.6.10-rc1-mm1 compile issue

* Stef van der Made ([email protected]) wrote:
> I've tried the patch but it failed to apply. By the looks of the code
> the patch was already applied. It looks like a new issue :-(

If you look carefully, that message should mention "patch -R" to back out the
change. I should've been more explicit about that.

thanks,
-chris
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