On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 10:23:59AM +0100, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * Aurelien Jarno <[email protected]> [2009-03-15 00:09]: > > linux-libc-dev has changed the way <asm/byteorder.h> declares endianness > > related #define, and they conflict with <endian.h> at least on mips and > > mipsel. This is something fixed upstream, please find below the upstream > > patch and a less invasive patch. > > I'm afraid both patches lead to: > > CC arch/mips/kernel/asm-offsets.s > In file included from > /home/tbm/kernel/linux-2.6-2.6.28/debian/build/build_mips_none_4kc-malta/arch/mips/include/asm/byteorder.h:17, > from > /home/tbm/kernel/linux-2.6-2.6.28/debian/build/build_mips_none_4kc-malta/arch/mips/include/asm/bitops.h:21, > from include/linux/bitops.h:17, > from include/linux/kernel.h:15, > from include/linux/sched.h:52, > from arch/mips/kernel/asm-offsets.c:13: > include/linux/byteorder/big_endian.h: In function ‘__cpu_to_le64p’: > include/linux/byteorder/big_endian.h:46: error: implicit declaration of > function ‘__swab64p’ > In file included from include/linux/byteorder/big_endian.h:106, > from > /home/tbm/kernel/linux-2.6-2.6.28/debian/build/build_mips_none_4kc-malta/arch/mips/include/asm/byteorder.h:17, > from > /home/tbm/kernel/linux-2.6-2.6.28/debian/build/build_mips_none_4kc-malta/arch/mips/include/asm/bitops.h:21, > from include/linux/bitops.h:17, > from include/linux/kernel.h:15, > from include/linux/sched.h:52, > from arch/mips/kernel/asm-offsets.c:13: > include/linux/byteorder/generic.h: In function ‘le64_add_cpu’: > include/linux/byteorder/generic.h:155: error: implicit declaration of > function ‘__fswab64’ > make[1]: *** [arch/mips/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1 >
I am afraid we will have to wait for 2.6.29. Given the numerous upstream changes affecting byteorder, we may break something trying to backport those changes. -- Aurelien Jarno GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73 [email protected] http://www.aurel32.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
