[U-Boot] [PATCH] mtdcore: Fix a build error with CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS_SPREAD

[Heiko Schocher <hs@denx.de>]

Hello John,

Am 07.07.2014 15:17, schrieb Maxin B. John:
> Dear Wolfgang,
>
> On Mon, Jul 07, 2014 at 02:17:09PM +0200, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
>> Dear Maxin,
>>
>> In message<1404729444-10957-1-git-send-email-maxin.john@enea.com>  you wrote:
>>> This patch fixes the build error for CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS_SPREAD
>>> introduced by the commit:
>>>
>>> commit dfe64e2c89731a3f9950d7acd8681b68df2bae03
>>> Author: Sergey Lapin<slapin@ossfans.org>
>>> Date:   Mon Jan 14 03:46:50 2013 +0000
>>>
>>>      mtd: resync with Linux-3.7.1
>>
>> Can you please check if this patch is still needed with the updated
>> MTD code posted by Heiko [1] - and if so, rebase your patch against
>> Heiko's code base?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> [1] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.u-boot/189358
>
> Thank you very much for pointing this out. I have tested Heiko's code
> available here:
> repo:  git://git.denx.de/u-boot-testing.git
> branch: update-v3-mtd+ubi-linux-v3.14

Please use the patches posted on the ML, not the branch in
u-boot-testing.git for testing. Also you tested with an older version,
please use the v5 version:

[U-Boot] [PATCH v5 0/5] mtd, ubi, ubifs: resync with Linux-3.14
http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2014-June/182501.html

Patchwork [U-Boot,v5,1/5] lib, rbtree: resync with Linux-3.14
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/363332/

Patchwork [U-Boot,v5,2/5] lib, list_sort: add list_sort from linux 3.14
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/363335/

Patchwork [U-Boot,v5,3/5] linux include: add ERR_CAST
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/363334/

Patchwork [U-Boot,v5,4/5] lib, linux: move linux specific defines to linux/compat.h
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/363333/

Patchwork [U-Boot,v5,5/5] mtd, ubi, ubifs: resync with Linux-3.14
waiting for administrator approval
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/363343/

> The build error that was mentioned in this mail is still valid there:
>
>    LD      drivers/pcmcia/built-in.o
> drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c: In function 'mtd_get_len_incl_bad':
> drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c:805:10: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member
> named 'block_isbad'
> drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c:821:11: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member
> named 'block_isbad'
>    CC      drivers/rtc/date.o
> make[1]: *** [drivers/mtd/mtdcore.o] Error 1
> make: *** [drivers/mtd] Error 2
> make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>
> Also re-created patch against this. Should I send it as a separate
> patch or would you suggest another branch for this fix ?

Looked in the v5 patches, yes it seems, there is the same problem,
when enabling CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS_SPREAD

Please test against the above patches, and resend your patch, thanks
for detecting this!

And if you test my v5 patches, feel free to send a "Tested-by" for
them to the ML!

bye,
Heiko
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