Re: 2.6.24-rc3-mm1 make headers_check fails

Avi Kivity
2007-11-21T09:59:40Z

Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 10:44:40AM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
>
>> Kamalesh Babulal wrote:
>>
>>> Andrew Morton wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:54:50 +0530 Kamalesh Babulal
>>>> <kamalesh@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> The make headers_check fails,
>>>>>
>>>>> CHECK include/linux/usb/gadgetfs.h
>>>>> CHECK include/linux/usb/ch9.h
>>>>> CHECK include/linux/usb/cdc.h
>>>>> CHECK include/linux/usb/audio.h
>>>>> CHECK include/linux/kvm.h
>>>>> /root/kernels/linux-2.6.24-rc3/usr/include/linux/kvm.h requires
>>>>> asm/kvm.h, which does not exist in exported headers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> hm, works for me, on i386 and x86_64. What's different over there?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Hi Andrew,
>>>
>>> It fails on the powerpc box, with allyesconfig option.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> How do we fix this? Export linux/kvm.h only on x86? Seems ugly.
>>
>
> Is kvm x86 specific? Then move the .h file to asm-x86.
> Otherwise no good idea...
>
>

kvm.h is x86 specific today, but will be s390, ppc, ia64, and x86
specific tomorrow.

What about having a asm-generic/kvm.h with a nice #error? would that
suit?

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