Re: nouveau build failure (was Re: Linux 2.6.37-rc2)

[Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>]

On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:45:43 -0800 Linus Torvalds wrote:

> Looks like commit 34e9d85a1aae ("drm/nouveau: Add temperature support
> (vbios parsing, readings, hwmon)") didn't make things properly
> dependent on CONFIG_HWMON (or do the appropriate "select HWMON" or
> whatever).
> 
> Added some collection of hopefully more relevant people to the discussion..
> 
>                   Linus


This build error was reported for linux-next on 2010.1011 and 2010.1025,
with no replies.

Some process fix would be nice to see.


> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Zimny Lech
> <napohybelskurwysynom2010@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  LD      vmlinux.o
> >  MODPOST vmlinux.o
> > WARNING: modpost: Found 7 section mismatch(es).
> > To see full details build your kernel with:
> > 'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y'
> >  GEN     .version
> >  CHK     include/generated/compile.h
> >  UPD     include/generated/compile.h
> >  CC      init/version.o
> >  LD      init/built-in.o
> >  LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
> > drivers/built-in.o: In function `nouveau_pm_fini':
> > (.text+0xe1857): undefined reference to `hwmon_device_unregister'
> > drivers/built-in.o: In function `nouveau_pm_init':
> > (.text+0xe1b4d): undefined reference to `hwmon_device_register'
> > drivers/built-in.o: In function `nouveau_pm_init':
> > (.text+0xe1bef): undefined reference to `hwmon_device_unregister'
> > make[1]: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1
> > make: *** [sub-make] Error 2
> --


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