On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 12:32:52PM +0000, James Dingwall wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 05, 2018 at 09:50:53PM +0000, James Dingwall wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have just tried to build 4.4.110 but it failed with following message:
> > 
> > arch/x86/built-in.o: In function `map_vdso':
> > vma.c:(.text+0x8a3): undefined reference to `pvclock_pvti_cpu0_va'
> > make: *** [Makefile:953: vmlinux] Error 1
> > 
> > I found https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/7906831/ which has a similar 
> > error and suggests that not enabling CONFIG_KVM_GUEST could be the cause, 
> > this is not set 
> > in my .config.  I suspect this commit from the patch could be the cause: 
> > 755bd549d9328d6d1e949a0a213f9a78e84d11fc.  Comparing 
> > arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock.h to 
> > 4.9.75 shows a different #ifdef condition:
> > 
> > 4.4:
> > 
> > #ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT_CLOCK
> > extern struct pvclock_vsyscall_time_info *pvclock_pvti_cpu0_va(void);
> > #else
> > static inline struct pvclock_vsyscall_time_info *pvclock_pvti_cpu0_va(void)
> > {
> >         return NULL;
> > }
> > #endif
> > 
> > 
> > 4.9:
> > 
> > #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_GUEST
> > extern struct pvclock_vsyscall_time_info *pvclock_pvti_cpu0_va(void);
> > #else
> > static inline struct pvclock_vsyscall_time_info *pvclock_pvti_cpu0_va(void)
> > {
> >         return NULL;
> > }
> > #endif
> > 
> > The #ifdef was changed by 8705d603edd49f1cff165cd3b7998f4c7f098d27 so 
> > perhaps that is required on the 4.4 stable branch?
> 
> My .config still fails with 4.4.111, 516fa79e77f7c4490ded10e7e1c36758482bde5a 
> doesn't seem to be the fix.  
> cherry-picking 8705d603edd49f1cff165cd3b7998f4c7f098d27 makes the build work.

Thanks for letting me know, I've now queued that one up.

greg k-h

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