Re: 2.6.23-rc1 -- build failure

[Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>]

On Wednesday 25 July 2007 12:11, Noah Watkins wrote:
> Latest git tree gives following build errors (config attached):
> 
> make -C /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6 O=/yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/build
>   Using /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6 as source for kernel
>   GEN     /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/build/Makefile
>   CHK     include/linux/version.h
>   CHK     include/linux/utsrelease.h
>   CALL    /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
>   CHK     include/linux/compile.h
>   CC      arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.o
> In file included from /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.c:16:
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:90: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘acpi_integer’
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:108: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘acpi_integer’
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:131: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘acpi_integer’
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:149: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘acpi_integer’
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:205: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘acpi_handle’
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:319: warning: ‘struct acpi_device’ declared inside parameter list
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:319: warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want
> /yggnfs/nwatkins/kernels/git-linux-2.6/linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h:322: warning: ‘struct acpi_device’ declared inside parameter list
> make[4]: *** [arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.o] Error 1
> make[3]: *** [arch/i386/kernel/acpi] Error 2
> make[2]: *** [arch/i386/kernel] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [_all] Error 2
> make: *** [all] Error 2

try this:

>From akpm@linux-foundation.org Mon Jul 23 20:50:44 2007


-----------------------------------------------------
Subject: X86_POWERNOW_K8_ACPI must depend on ACPI
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>

This patch fixes the following compile error introduced by
commit e8666b2718fdb5bf0ea7c3126f7e292bbbf2946b and reported
by Alexey Dobriyan:

<--  snip  -->

   CC      arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.o
In file included from arch/i386/kernel/acpi/cstate.c:17:
include/acpi/processor.h:88: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'acpi_integer'

<--  snip  -->

If you select something you must ensure that the dependencies of what
you are selecting are fulfilled.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
Cc: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@sw.ru>
Cc: Joshua Hoblitt <jhoblitt@ifa.hawaii.edu>
Cc: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
Cc: Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@gmail.com>
Cc: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig~x86_powernow_k8_acpi-must-depend-on-acpi arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig~x86_powernow_k8_acpi-must-depend-on-acpi
+++ a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ config X86_POWERNOW_K8
 config X86_POWERNOW_K8_ACPI
 	bool "ACPI Support"
 	select ACPI_PROCESSOR
-	depends on X86_POWERNOW_K8
+	depends on ACPI && X86_POWERNOW_K8
 	default y
 	help
 	  This provides access to the K8s Processor Performance States via ACPI.
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