Subject: Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the rr tree

From: Rusty Russell <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 12:43:46 +1030

On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 12:31:15 pm Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi Rusty,
> 
> After merging the rr tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc
> ppc64_defconfig) failed like this:
> 
> drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c: In function 'myri10ge_select_firmware':
> drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c:3341: error: request for member 'perm' in something not a structure or union
> drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c:3341: error: request for member 'perm' in something not a structure or union
> drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c:3341: error: request for member 'perm' in something not a structure or union
> drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c:3349: error: request for member 'perm' in something not a structure or union
> drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c:3349: error: request for member 'perm' in something not a structure or union
> drivers/net/myri10ge/myri10ge.c:3349: error: request for member 'perm' in something not a structure or union
> 
> Caused by commit b3e402b450f954d0a8ec04e05433654d4a9df2a6 ("module: deal
> with alignment issues in built-in module parameters") so I have used the
> rr tree from next-20110208 for today.

Thanks!  Fix is obvious, I will write it now...

Cheers,
Rusty.