Re: [PATCH] Fix compilation for non CONFIG_HOTPLUG case

Re: [PATCH] Fix compilation for non CONFIG_HOTPLUG case

[Sergei Shtylyov]

Hello.

Niklaus Giger wrote:

> Fixes compilation issues for embedded boards which do not support HOTPLUG

> Signed-off-by: Niklaus Giger <niklaus.giger@member.fsf.org>

> diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
> index 3599ab2..a09bfc8 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/core.c
> @@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
>  #include "base.h"
>  #include "power/power.h"
> 
> +#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
>  extern const char *kobject_actions[];
> +#endif

    No need for #ifdef around extern declarations.

>  int (*platform_notify)(struct device * dev) = NULL;
>  int (*platform_notify_remove)(struct device * dev) = NULL;
> @@ -306,11 +308,13 @@ static ssize_t store_uevent(struct device *dev, struct 
> device_attribute *attr,
>  			    const char *buf, size_t count)
>  {
>  	size_t len = count;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
>  	enum kobject_action action;
> -
> +#endif

    Please don't remove newline between the declaration block and the code.

>  	if (len && buf[len-1] == '\n')
>  		len--;
> 
> +#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
>  	for (action = 0; action < KOBJ_MAX; action++) {
>  		if (strncmp(kobject_actions[action], buf, len) != 0)
>  			continue;
> @@ -319,11 +323,14 @@ static ssize_t store_uevent(struct device *dev, struct 
> device_attribute *attr,
>  		kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, action);
>  		goto out;

    Grr... cleanup style abuse -- ISO a mere return they used goto. :-/

>  	}
> +#endif
> 
>  	dev_err(dev, "uevent: unsupported action-string; this will "
>  		     "be ignored in a future kernel version\n");
>  	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
> +#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
>  out:
> +#endif

    Well, #ifdef'ing out label seems too much.

>  	return count;
>  }

WBR, Sergei

Re: [PATCH] Fix compilation for non CONFIG_HOTPLUG case

[Gabriel C]

This problem is already fixed in -mm .

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.23-rc1/2.6.23-rc1-mm1/broken-out/gregkh-driver-kobject-fix-link-error-when-config_hotplug-is-disabled.patch


Regards,

Gabriel