Re: dependance loop on 2.6.14-rc1-mm1

[Tom Rini <trini@kernel.crashing.org>]

On Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 12:51:38PM +0100, Russell King wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 01:40:54PM +0200, trem wrote:
> > I've tried to compile a 2.6.14-rc1-mm1 on my amd64. When I do the make 
> > modules_install,
> > I have this warning:
> > 
> > WARNING: Loop detected:
> > /lib/modules/2.6.14-rc1-mm1/kernel/drivers/serial/8250.ko needs 
> > serial_core.ko which needs 8250.ko again!
> 
> This looks suspicious.  8250 should need serial_core, but there's no
> way in hell serial_core should require 8250. 
> 
> Seems to be caused by the kgdb patches, which add the following to
> serial_core:
> 
> +#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
> +       {
> +               extern int kgdb_irq;
> +
> +               if (port->irq == kgdb_irq)
> +                       return;
> +       }
> +#endif
> +
> 
> and kgdb_irq comes from the 8250 module.
> 
> Tom, can this dependency be solved before kgdb goes near mainline
> please?

My KGDB isn't in -mm yet, that comes from George Anzginer's version.
This is a non-issue in mine, it really just adds yet another/different
release function.

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Tom Rini
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