Re: linux-next: libahci_platform has undefined symbol on sparc

[Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@free-electrons.com>]

Hi Hans,

On 31/01/2015 17:25, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 01/31/2015 02:14 PM, Yann Droneaud wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've seen another issue regarding commit c7d7ddee7e24eedde6149eefbcfbfbc7125b9ff0
>> ("ata: libahci: Allow using multiple regulators") from linux-next:
>> This commit modify ahci_platform_get_resources to use of_platform_device_create().
>>
>> Unfortunately, it seems that of_platform_device_create() is not
>> available on sparc (see CONFIG_OF_ADDRESS), so when built for sparc,
>> the module libahci_platform.ko is rejected by modpost:
>>
>>   ERROR: "of_platform_device_create" [drivers/ata/libahci_platform.ko] undefined!
>>   ../scripts/Makefile.modpost:91: recipe for target '__modpost' failed
>>   make[2]: *** [__modpost] Error 1
>>   src/linux/Makefile:1120: recipe for target 'modules' failed
> 
> Ah yes we had the same problem in simplefb, the example code for using
> of_platform_device came from simplefb, and already had the fix, but it look
> like Gregory did not include the bits fixing this in the ahci_platform code
> 
> Gregory, can you please submit a follow up patch fixing this? See simplefb.c
> for the easiest way to fix this.


I could but Guenter already sent it :)

Gregory

> 
> Regards,
> 
> Hans
> 


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