[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] fio: fix missing fallocate64()

[Frank Bergmann <frank@frajasalo.de>]

On 19.05.2014 22:15, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Dear Frank Bergmann,
>
> On Mon, 19 May 2014 21:34:44 +0200, Frank Bergmann wrote:
>
>> On 12.05.2014 21:44, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
>>> Dear Frank Bergmann,
>>>
>>> On Fri,  9 May 2014 22:42:48 +0200, Frank Bergmann wrote:
>>>
>>>> +ifeq ($(BR2_nios2),y)
>>>> +BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR += "board/common-nios2"
>>>> +endif
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, we don't want to have architecture-specific patches, and
>>> not applied with this mechanism.
>>
>> Sorry I didn't take notice of that.
>> Maybe someone could edit chapter 3.4.4 "Customizing packages"
>> (http://buildroot.org/downloads/manual/manual.html#packages-custom)
>> where such architecture-specific patches are mentioned to avoid
>> misinterpreting it like I did.
>
> I don't think chapter 3.4.4 is wrong, but the BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR is
> not meant to be used by Buildroot upstream itself. It's a way for
> Buildroot *users* to apply their own custom patches on top of the
> various packages that Buildroot has.

Ah, I understand now. Thanks for the explanation !

Regards,
Frank Bergmann.