[PATCH] Re: 2.6.4 Build problem

[Tony Breeds <tony@bakeyournoodle.com>]

On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 06:23:51AM +0800, J wrote:
> I did this:
> untar ... # unpack 2.2.2

I guess you meant 2.6.2 :)

<snip>
>   LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
> drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x435e1): In function `ibmasm_register_uart':
> : undefined reference to `register_serial'
> drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x43649): In function `ibmasm_unregister_uart':
> : undefined reference to `unregister_serial'
> make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1
> summer@Dolphin:~/pebble/kernel/linux-2.6.4$

those symbols are exported from the 8250 driver, so in the shortterm use
*config to set that to y and you should be happy.

I don't know it it's correct but it seems to me that there should be a
kbuild dependancy here.

################################################################################
--- 2.6.4.clean/drivers/misc/Kconfig	2004-03-11 17:57:23.000000000 +1100
+++ 2.6.4.noconfig/drivers/misc/Kconfig	2004-03-30 09:32:07.000000000 +1000
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 config IBM_ASM
 	tristate "Device driver for IBM RSA service processor"
-	depends on X86
+	depends on X86 && SERIAL_8250
 	default n
 	---help---
 	  This option enables device driver support for in-band access to the
################################################################################

Yours Tony

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