Re: Error building current Linux git tree without configuring Xen

[Dave McCracken <dcm@mccr.org>]

On Monday 03 May 2010, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 02:34:26PM -0500, Dave McCracken wrote:
> > 
> > I tried to build a Linux kernel from current git sources without
> > specifying 
> 
> Which branch is that? Can you do 'git log' and tell me what is the
> latest you see?

Hmm... I'm not using any branch, so the mainline of 
git://git.kernel.org/.../jeremy/xen.git .

It looks like real development is happening on other branches.  Should I be 
using one of them for testing and submitting new patches?  I see xen/next and 
xen/core as possible choices.
 
> > any form of Xen.  I got these three undefined symbols:
> > 
> > xen_register_gsi
> > xen_teardown_msi_dev
> > xen_setup_msi_irqs
> > 
> > I defined them as dummy functions in arch/x86/include/asm/xen/pci.h for
> > the  case where CONFIG_XEN is not set, and got a working kernel.  They're
> > also
> 
> There was a patch that fixed this floating around. Don't think Jeremy
> had a chance to check in it..

Ok.  I just wanted to make sure it's a known problem and a fix is in progress.

Dave McCracken
Oracle Corp.