make config errors while building kernel on Fedora 16

make config errors while building kernel on Fedora 16

[Kartik Singhal]

Hi

I tried to build both linux mainline and linux-next on my Fedora 16 box.
But in both cases I am running into errors in making the .config

Here is a what is written (partial from top) to stdout:

*** Default configuration is based on 'x86_64_defconfig'
init/Kconfig:237:warning: multi-line strings not supported
kernel/irq/Kconfig:75:warning: multi-line strings not supported
init/Kconfig:667:warning: multi-line strings not supported
init/Kconfig:1216:warning: multi-line strings not supported
init/Kconfig:1307:warning: multi-line strings not supported
init/Kconfig:1308:warning: multi-line strings not supported

And the following (partial from bottom) to stderr:

drivers/vhost/Kconfig:10: syntax error
drivers/vhost/Kconfig:9: unknown option "To"
drivers/vhost/Kconfig:10: unknown option "be"
drivers/lguest/Kconfig:12: syntax error
drivers/lguest/Kconfig:11: unknown option "Note"
drivers/lguest/Kconfig:12: unknown option "not"
drivers/lguest/Kconfig:15: syntax error
drivers/lguest/Kconfig:14: unknown option "If"
lib/xz/Kconfig:59: syntax error
lib/xz/Kconfig:58: unknown option "Unless"
lib/xz/Kconfig:59: unknown option "and"
lib/Kconfig:281: syntax error
lib/Kconfig:280: unknown option "If"
make[1]: *** [defconfig] Error 1
make: *** [defconfig] Error 2

I have verified that I have buildtools, kernel-devel and header packages.
And last month I had built the kernel (mainline) for first time on Linux
Mint. But here, probably, I am missing something completely. Google search
didn't help much either.

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Kartik
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make config errors while building kernel on Fedora 16

[Mulyadi Santosa]

Hi...

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:11, Kartik Singhal <kartiksinghal@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I tried to build both linux mainline and linux-next on my Fedora 16 box. But
> in both cases I am running into errors in making the .config

There are two things I'd like to suggest:
1. Are you sure your downloaded file is correct? have you check their checksums?

2. can you show us exactly how do you do compilation?

>From the error, roughly, I think there were typos here and there. They
could come from the original patch submitter, or something mangle the
strings...

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Mulyadi Santosa
Freelance Linux trainer and consultant

blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com
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make config errors while building kernel on Fedora 16

[Mulyadi Santosa]

Hi :)

Don't forget to cc: to kernelnewbies as well...

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 15:05, Kartik Singhal <kartiksinghal@gmail.com> wrote:
> I cloned from repo url's given at kernel.org:
>
> nohup git clone -v
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git &>
> linux.log &
>
> and
>
> nohup git clone -v
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git &>
> linux-next.log &
>
> AFAIK checksum is not needed with a git clone.

Looking at your make defconfig, I guess the source is somehow broken.
But I can't tell exactly why.

-- 
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Mulyadi Santosa
Freelance Linux trainer and consultant

blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com
training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com

make config errors while building kernel on Fedora 16

[Kartik Singhal]

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Mulyadi Santosa
<mulyadi.santosa@gmail.com>wrote:

> Don't forget to cc: to kernelnewbies as well...
>

Oops, didn't notice that was not default reply-to address. Here's my mail
quoted below, if it helps others identify the problem:

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Kartik Singhal <kartiksinghal@gmail.com>wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Mulyadi Santosa <mulyadi.santosa@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> 1. Are you sure your downloaded file is correct? have you check their
>> checksums?
>>
>
> I cloned from repo url's given at kernel.org:
>
> nohup git clone -v git://
> git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git &> linux.log &
>
> and
>
> nohup git clone -v git://
> git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git &>
> linux-next.log &
>
> AFAIK checksum is not needed with a git clone.
>
>
>>  2. can you show us exactly how do you do compilation?
>>
>
> Here is one sample,  tried with xconfig, gconfig, config, etc. all give
> the same errors.
>
> [k4rtik at PlatiniumLight code]$ cd linux
>
> [k4rtik at PlatiniumLight linux]$ ls
> arch   COPYING  crypto         drivers    firmware  include  ipc
> Kconfig  lib          Makefile  net     REPORTING-BUGS  scripts   sound  usr
> block  CREDITS  Documentation  errorlong  fs        init     Kbuild
>  kernel   MAINTAINERS  mm        README  samples         security  tools
>  virt
>
> [k4rtik at PlatiniumLight linux]$ make defconfig
> /home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh: line
> 3: $'\r': command not found
> /home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh: line
> 5: syntax error near unexpected token `$'\r''
> 'home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh: line
> 5: `ldflags()
> /home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/check.sh: line 15: syntax error:
> unexpected end of file
> /home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh: line
> 3: $'\r': command not found
> /home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh: line
> 5: syntax error near unexpected token `$'\r''
> 'home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh: line
> 5: `ldflags()
> /home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/check.sh: line 15: syntax error:
> unexpected end of file
> /home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh: line
> 3: $'\r': command not found
> /home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh: line
> 5: syntax error near unexpected token `$'\r''
> 'home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh: line
> 5: `ldflags()
> /home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/check.sh: line 15: syntax error:
> unexpected end of file
> /home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh: line
> 3: $'\r': command not found
> /home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh: line
> 5: syntax error near unexpected token `$'\r''
> 'home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh: line
> 5: `ldflags()
> /home/k4rtik/code/linux/scripts/kconfig/check.sh: line 15: syntax error:
> unexpected end of file
> *** Default configuration is based on 'x86_64_defconfig'
> ^Cmake[1]: *** [defconfig] Interrupt
> make: *** [defconfig] Interrupt
>
> [k4rtik at PlatiniumLight linux]$
>

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make config errors while building kernel on Fedora 16

[Kartik Singhal]

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Mulyadi Santosa
<mulyadi.santosa@gmail.com>wrote:

> Looking at your make defconfig, I guess the source is somehow broken.
> But I can't tell exactly why.
>

So, shall I download the whole 1 GB+ source again? I downloaded mainline
linux source only because I thought linux-next source had some problem. :(

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request_firmware question

[anish kumar]

Hi,

Now I have switched to using request_firmware api
and after using firmware, memory is being released.
Does it save kernel memory compare to case when 
I am having a having a local static firmware buffer(very big)
from which I used to get the firmware and write it
to the chip?

As I know request_firmware api has several advantages
but what I want to know is the advantages related
to kernel memory footprint.

Thanks for the help.

ps:I asked the same question in #kernelnewbies IRC

request_firmware question

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 12:51:42AM -0800, anish kumar wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Now I have switched to using request_firmware api
> and after using firmware, memory is being released.
> Does it save kernel memory compare to case when 
> I am having a having a local static firmware buffer(very big)
> from which I used to get the firmware and write it
> to the chip?
> 
> As I know request_firmware api has several advantages
> but what I want to know is the advantages related
> to kernel memory footprint.

Yes it is, as well as using the "proper" api for firmware loading, which
means it fits into the rest of the kernel correctly.

Also, no new drivers will be accepted that have static firmware blobs.

greg k-h

make config errors while building kernel on Fedora 16

[Kartik Singhal]

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Mulyadi Santosa
<mulyadi.santosa@gmail.com>wrote:

> have you check their checksums?


Is there a way to verify the checksums for git clones as in my case?

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