Re: [GIT PULL] ext4 changes for 3.15

["Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@linux-mips.org>]

On Tue, 24 Jun 2014, Thavatchai Makphaibulchoke wrote:

> >  This change causes breakage:
> > 
> > fs/built-in.o: In function `__mb_cache_entry_release':
> > mbcache.c:(.text+0x56b3c): undefined reference to `log2'
> > mbcache.c:(.text+0x56b3c): relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_26 against `log2'
> > mbcache.c:(.text+0x56b74): undefined reference to `__fixunsdfsi'
> > mbcache.c:(.text+0x56b74): relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_26 against `__fixunsdfsi'
> > mbcache.c:(.text+0x56be4): undefined reference to `log2'
> > mbcache.c:(.text+0x56be4): relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_26 against `log2'
> > mbcache.c:(.text+0x56bf0): undefined reference to `__fixunsdfsi'
> > mbcache.c:(.text+0x56bf0): relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_26 against `__fixunsdfsi'
> > 
> > and so on, and so on.  It uses __builtin_log2() that is a floating-point 
> > function, its corresponding <math.h> prototype is:
> > 
> >  -- Function: double log2 (double X)
> > 
> > (GCC builtins are of course implicitly prototyped).  Please note that 
> > floating-point calculations are not allowed in the kernel and relying on 
> > the compiler to optimise them away is risky to say the least.
> > 
> >  Can you please rewrite the fragment using __builtin_log2() so as to avoid 
> > the floating-point calculation, using ffs() or suchlike perhaps?
> > 
> >   Maciej
> > 
> 
> Sorry and thanks for notifying me about the problem.
> 
> I've submitted the fix, using ilog2, and could be found at,
> 
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/5/30/462
> 
> Please let me know if you have any comment.

 Thanks, that's even better, and the kernel builds and boots.  I saw no 
trace of your proposal going anywhere so I gave it my `Reviewed-by' tag in 
case that helps.

  Maciej