From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Gabriel C Subject: Re: NETPOLL=y , NETDEVICES=n compile error ( Re: 2.6.23-rc1-mm1 ) Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:14:36 +0200 Message-ID: <46AF0B8C.7070006@googlemail.com> References: <20070731083210.GA1797@ff.dom.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, jason.wessel@windriver.com, amitkale@linsyssoft.com To: Jarek Poplawski Return-path: Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.186]:49916 "EHLO nf-out-0910.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752860AbXGaKTX (ORCPT ); Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:19:23 -0400 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id g13so210929nfb for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:19:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20070731083210.GA1797@ff.dom.local> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Jarek Poplawski wrote: > On 28-07-2007 20:42, Gabriel C wrote: >> Andrew Morton wrote: >>> On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:44:45 +0200 Gabriel C wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I got this compile error with a randconfig ( http://194.231.229.228/MM/randconfig-auto-82.broken.netpoll.c ). >>>> >>>> ... >>>> >>>> net/core/netpoll.c: In function 'netpoll_poll': >>>> net/core/netpoll.c:155: error: 'struct net_device' has no member named 'poll_controller' >>>> net/core/netpoll.c:159: error: 'struct net_device' has no member named 'poll_controller' >>>> net/core/netpoll.c: In function 'netpoll_setup': >>>> net/core/netpoll.c:670: error: 'struct net_device' has no member named 'poll_controller' >>>> make[2]: *** [net/core/netpoll.o] Error 1 >>>> make[1]: *** [net/core] Error 2 >>>> make: *** [net] Error 2 >>>> make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... >>>> >>>> ... >>>> >>>> >>>> I think is because KGDBOE selects just NETPOLL. >>>> >>> Looks like it. >>> >>> Select went and selected NETPOLL and NETPOLL_TRAP but things like >>> CONFIG_NETDEVICES and CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER remain unset. `select' >>> remains evil. > ... >> I think there may be a logical issue ( again if I got it right ). >> We need some ethernet card to work with kgdboe right ? but we don't have any if !NETDEVICES && !NET_ETHERNET. >> >> So maybe some ' depends on ... && NETDEVICES!=n && NET_ETHERNET!=n ' is needed too ? > > IMHO, the only logical issue here is netpoll.c mustn't use > CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER code without #ifdef if it doesn't > add this dependency itself. > Well it does if NETDEVICES && if NET_ETHERNET which booth are N when !NETDEVICES is why KGDBOE uses select and not depends on. Now KGDBOE just selects NETPOLL and NETPOLL_TRAP. Adding 'select CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER' let kgdboe compiles but the question is does it work without any ethernet card ? > Cheers, > Jarek P. > Gabriel