Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the net-next tree

Marcel Holtmann
2015-01-19T03:13:26Z

Hi Stephen,

> After merging the net-next tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc
> ppc64_defconfig) failed like this:
>
> In file included from net/bridge/br.c:22:0:
> include/net/switchdev.h:73:1: error: expected identifier or '(' before '{' token
> {
> ^
> include/net/switchdev.h:71:19: warning: 'call_netdev_switch_notifiers' declared 'static' but never defined [-Wunused-function]
> static inline int call_netdev_switch_notifiers(unsigned long val, struct net_device *dev,
> ^
>
> Caused by commit 03bf0c281234 ("switchdev: introduce switchdev notifier").
>
> I have used the net-next tree from next-20150116 for today. I also had
> to use the bluetooth tree from next-20150116 as it was fast forwarded
> to be the same as the net-next tree today.

it seems Dave forgot to push out his net-next tree, but in theory it should contain a fix for it.

Regards

Marcel