From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751642AbeA2IpZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Jan 2018 03:45:25 -0500 Received: from mga14.intel.com ([192.55.52.115]:24935 "EHLO mga14.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751330AbeA2IpX (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Jan 2018 03:45:23 -0500 X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.46,429,1511856000"; d="scan'208";a="26255223" From: Jani Nikula To: Randy Dunlap , Stephen Rothwell , Linux-Next Mailing List Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , dri-devel Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for Jan 26 (gpu/drm/i915/) In-Reply-To: Organization: Intel Finland Oy - BIC 0357606-4 - Westendinkatu 7, 02160 Espoo References: <20180126135856.747be66b@canb.auug.org.au> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:45:06 +0200 Message-ID: <87o9ldkq99.fsf@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 26 Jan 2018, Randy Dunlap wrote: > On 01/25/2018 06:58 PM, Stephen Rothwell wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Changes since 20180119: >> > > on x86_64: > drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.o: In function `intel_backlight_device_register': > intel_panel.c:(.text+0x28d4): undefined reference to `backlight_device_register' > drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.o: In function `intel_backlight_device_unregister': > intel_panel.c:(.text+0x2991): undefined reference to `backlight_device_unregister' > > when CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=m > and CONFIG_DRM_I915=y I don't deny there's an issue with i915 selecting CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE. I'm afraid previous attempts at fixing that have been a rabbit hole; new config errors pop up elsewhere. [citation needed]. That said, I thought we had enough duct tape in the Kconfig to keep the issues at bay. Since you're replying to linux-next, are you saying this is new? I wonder if something's changed elsewhere. BR, Jani. -- Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center