Re: [BUID_FAILURE] regression from 2.6.24-git18 to 2.6.25-rc1-git1 on section type conflict psmouse-base

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>]

On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 11:59:29PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:10:02 +0530 Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> > This build failure is seen on the powerpc from the 2.6.24-git18 kernel and is still visible
> > in the 2.6.25-rc1-git1.
> > 
> > drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c:44: error: __param_proto causes a section type conflict
> > drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c:44: error: __param_proto causes a section type conflict
> > make[3]: *** [drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.o] Error 1
> > make[2]: *** [drivers/input/mouse] Error 2
> > make[1]: *** [drivers/input] Error 2
> > 
> > The patch http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/8/514 seems to have not taken into 2.6.25-rc1 and 
> > 2.6.25-rc1-git(s). Is there any new patch i am missing out.
> 
> I have it queued up, along with quite a few other things, but for the next
> couple of days I have logistical problems which are preventing me from
> doing runtime testing.

And this really isn't a regression.

It seems Kamalesh has upgraded his gcc to 4.2 between trying 
2.6.24-git18 and trying 2.6.25-rc1-git1?

cu
Adrian

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