[PATCH] Define BITS_PER_BYTE to fix compilation error in 2.6.15.5

Looks like mm/mempolicy.c requires BITS_PER_BYTE, which is not defined
in 2.6.15.5. Patch below fixes the issue. 2.6.16rc5 seems to have the
#define

Signed-off-by: Anush Elangovan ([email protected])

diff -rup linux-2.6.15.5/include/linux/types.h
linux-2.6.15.5_fix/include/linux/types.h
--- linux-2.6.15.5/include/linux/types.h        2006-03-01
14:37:27.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.15.5_fix/include/linux/types.h    2006-03-01
23:39:43.000000000 -0800
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
        (((bits)+BITS_PER_LONG-1)/BITS_PER_LONG)
 #define DECLARE_BITMAP(name,bits) \
        unsigned long name[BITS_TO_LONGS(bits)]
+
+#define BITS_PER_BYTE 8
 #endif

 #include <linux/posix_types.h>
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

---

• Prev by Date: Re: [PATCH] [PNP] 'modalias' sysfs export
• Next by Date: Re: [Fwd: [PATCH 3/5] NFS: Abstract out namespace initialisation [try #2]]
• Previous by thread: [PATCH] Proc: move proc fs hooks from cpuset.c to proc/fs/base.c
• Next by thread: Re: [PATCH] Define BITS_PER_BYTE to fix compilation error in 2.6.15.5
• Index(es):
  • Date
  • Thread

[Index of Archives]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Photo]     [Stuff]     [Gimp]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Video 4 Linux]     [Linux for the blind]     [Linux Resources]