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Subject: Re: Trouble compiling kvm.git
From: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com>
To: Balaji Rao <balajirrao@gmail.com>
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Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:20:36 -0500
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On Mon, 2008-04-07 at 20:37 +0530, Balaji Rao wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I had trouble compiling kvm.git.
> 
>   LD      drivers/scsi/built-in.o
> drivers/scsi/mvsas.o: In function `sas_ata_init_host_and_port':
> /kernels/git/kvm/include/scsi/sas_ata.h:50: multiple definition of `sas_ata_init_host_and_port'
> drivers/scsi/libsas/built-in.o:/kernels/git/kvm/include/scsi/sas_ata.h:50: first defined here
> drivers/scsi/mvsas.o: In function `sas_ata_task_abort':
> /kernels/git/kvm/include/scsi/sas_ata.h:54: multiple definition of `sas_ata_task_abort'
> drivers/scsi/libsas/built-in.o:/kernels/git/kvm/include/scsi/sas_ata.h:54: first defined here
> make[2]: *** [drivers/scsi/built-in.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [drivers/scsi] Error 2
> make: *** [drivers] Error 2

Actually, the problem is a long standing one.  The fix is in scsi-misc:

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6bd758961524129d2ad0163001681ebc2c7809e4

The work around is to compile SCSI as a module or not include mvsas.

James