Re: 2.6.27-git7 compile error (ppc)

[Kumar Gala <galak@kernel.crashing.org>]

On Oct 17, 2008, at 1:11 PM, Badari Pulavarty wrote:

> On Fri, 2008-10-17 at 10:47 -0700, Badari Pulavarty wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I get this following compile error on my ppc box.
>>
>> Let me know if its a known issue. Otherwise, I can figure out
>> whats happening.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Badari
>
> This is due to recent changes to move phys_add_t definition from
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/types.h to include/linux/types.h.
>
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h needs phys_addr_t for
> CONFIG_RELOCATABLE. Needs fixing..
>
> Thanks,
> Badari
>
>>
>>  CC      arch/powerpc/mm/slb.o
>> In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27/arch/powerpc/include/ 
>> asm/mmu-hash64.h:16,
>>                 from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ 
>> mmu.h:7,
>>                 from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ 
>> pgtable.h:7,
>>                 from arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c:19:
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.27/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h:76: error:  
>> parse error before "memstart_addr"
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.27/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h:76: warning:  
>> type defaults to `int' in declaration of `memstart_addr'
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.27/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h:76: warning:  
>> data definition has no type or storage class
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.27/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h:77: error:  
>> parse error before "kernstart_addr"
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.27/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h:77: warning:  
>> type defaults to `int' in declaration of `kernstart_addr'
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.27/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h:77: warning:  
>> data definition has no type or storage class
>>  AS      arch/powerpc/lib/string.o
>>  CC      arch/powerpc/lib/alloc.o
>>  CALL    arch/powerpc/kernel/systbl_chk.sh
>>  CC      arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.o
>> make[1]: *** [arch/powerpc/mm/slb.o] Error 1
>> make: *** [arch/powerpc/mm] Error 2
>> make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

I've got a patch that seems to address this for me building w/ 
CONFIG_RELOCATABLE on ppc32/85xx.

- k