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

From: Luis de Bethencourt <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:14:26 +0200

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 02:03:36PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi Tejun,
> 
> After merging the libata tree, today's linux-next build (powercp
> allmodconfig) failed like this:
> 
> drivers/ata/pata_macio.c:1347:1: error: 'pata_macio_patch' undeclared here (not in a function)
> drivers/ata/pata_macio.c:1347:1: error: '__mod_of__pata_macio_patch_device_table' aliased to undefined symbol 'pata_macio_patch'
> 
> Caused by commit
> 
>   5d8619769cf5 ("ata: pata_macio: Fix module autoload for OF platform driver")
> 
> A simple typo ("patch" v "match"), but clearly never build tested.
> 
> Only found after the release.
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Stephen Rothwell                    [email-masked]

Sorry, this was my fault.

When I created the second version of the patch, based on -stable instead of
-next the typo creeped in and I didn't test properly.

Sending a correct version of the patch now.

Apologies,
Luis