2.6.1 compile error - drivers/block/swim3.c (powerpc)

2.6.1 compile error - drivers/block/swim3.c (powerpc)

[Jim Garrison]

Hello,

I know that gcc 3.3.2 is not an officially supported compiler, but this
error seems to be of the generic kind.  swim3.c fails to compile for me
on powerpc.

Please CC me in any replies.

Thanks,
Jim Garrison



  CC      drivers/block/swim3.o
drivers/block/swim3.c:224: error: parse error before '*' token
drivers/block/swim3.c:224: warning: function declaration isn't a
prototype
drivers/block/swim3.c:292: error: parse error before '*' token
drivers/block/swim3.c:293: warning: function declaration isn't a
prototype
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `do_fd_request':
drivers/block/swim3.c:302: warning: implicit declaration of function
`sti'
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `start_request':
drivers/block/swim3.c:315: warning: implicit declaration of function
`elv_next_request'
drivers/block/swim3.c:315: warning: assignment makes pointer from
integer without a cast
drivers/block/swim3.c:324: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:324: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:325: warning: implicit declaration of function
`end_request'
drivers/block/swim3.c:328: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:337: warning: implicit declaration of function
`rq_data_dir'
drivers/block/swim3.c:346: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:347: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `set_timeout':
drivers/block/swim3.c:363: warning: implicit declaration of function
`save_flags'
drivers/block/swim3.c:363: warning: implicit declaration of function
`cli'
drivers/block/swim3.c:371: warning: implicit declaration of function
`restore_flags'
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `setup_transfer':
drivers/block/swim3.c:422: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:430: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:431: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:443: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:447: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `xfer_timeout':
drivers/block/swim3.c:598: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:599: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:601: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `swim3_interrupt':
drivers/block/swim3.c:623: warning: long unsigned int format, int arg
(arg 3)
drivers/block/swim3.c:695: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:696: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:697: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:706: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:715: warning: long unsigned int format, int arg
(arg 3)
drivers/block/swim3.c:721: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:722: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:723: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:724: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `floppy_ioctl':
drivers/block/swim3.c:817: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `floppy_open':
drivers/block/swim3.c:843: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `floppy_release':
drivers/block/swim3.c:909: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `floppy_check_change':
drivers/block/swim3.c:920: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `floppy_revalidate':
drivers/block/swim3.c:926: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `swim3_init':
drivers/block/swim3.c:999: warning: implicit declaration of function
`alloc_disk'
drivers/block/swim3.c:999: warning: assignment makes pointer from
integer without a cast
drivers/block/swim3.c:1004: error: `FLOPPY_MAJOR' undeclared (first use
in this function)
drivers/block/swim3.c:1004: error: (Each undeclared identifier is
reported only once
drivers/block/swim3.c:1004: error: for each function it appears in.)
drivers/block/swim3.c:1009: warning: implicit declaration of function
`blk_init_queue'
drivers/block/swim3.c:1009: warning: assignment makes pointer from
integer without a cast
drivers/block/swim3.c:1017: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1018: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1019: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1020: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1021: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1022: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1023: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete
type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1024: warning: implicit declaration of function
`set_capacity'
drivers/block/swim3.c:1025: warning: implicit declaration of function
`add_disk'drivers/block/swim3.c:1033: warning: implicit declaration of
function `put_disk'drivers/block/swim3.c: In function
`swim3_add_device':
drivers/block/swim3.c:1084: warning: implicit declaration of function
`request_irq'
drivers/block/swim3.c: At top level:
drivers/block/swim3.c:962: warning: `floppy_off' defined but not used
make[2]: *** [drivers/block/swim3.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [drivers/block] Error 2
make: *** [drivers] Error 2

Re: 2.6.1 compile error - drivers/block/swim3.c (powerpc)

[Mikael Pettersson]

Jim Garrison writes:
 > Hello,
 > 
 > I know that gcc 3.3.2 is not an officially supported compiler, but this
 > error seems to be of the generic kind.  swim3.c fails to compile for me
 > on powerpc.

This is a known problem which has been going on for quite a while.
Search the LKML archives for info and pointers to fixes, or use
Ben's powermac kernel tree.