Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for August 6 (block git tree)

From: Randy Dunlap <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:54:44 -0700

On 08/10/10 08:51, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 08/10/2010 11:37 AM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:06:00 -0700 Randy Dunlap wrote:
>>
>>> On 08/06/10 12:04, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:27:58 +1000 Stephen Rothwell wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> As the merge window is open, please do not add 2.6.37 material to your
>>>>> linux-next included trees until after 2.6.36-rc1.
>>>>>
>>>>> Changes since 20100805:
>>>>>
>>>>> The block tree lost its build failure and a conflict.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lots of source files now need <linux/blk_types.h>:
>>>>
>>>> mm/filemap.c:2164: error: 'REQ_WRITE' undeclared
>>>> fs/read_write.c:362: error: 'REQ_WRITE' undeclared
>>>> fs/splice.c:1108: error: 'REQ_WRITE' undeclared
>>>> fs/aio.c:1496: error: 'REQ_WRITE' undeclared
>>>> drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c:272: error: 'REQ_WRITE' undeclared
>>>> drivers/memstick/host/tifm_ms.c:218: error: 'REQ_WRITE' undeclared
>>>> drivers/memstick/host/jmb38x_ms.c:333: error: 'REQ_WRITE' undeclared
>>>> drivers/staging/spectra/ffsport.c:277: error: 'REQ_TYPE_LINUX_BLOCK' undeclared
>>>> fs/compat.c:1274: error: 'REQ_WRITE' undeclared
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry, I see that this has already been fixed.
>>
>> s/fixed/addressed/  but not yet merged into linux-next.
>> Can we get that fixed, please?
> 
> Which patch are you referencing?

Hi Jens,

Maybe I misread last week's email about linux/blk_types.h.
(It was about being exported, not about being #included.)

There are still lots of these files that have the errors listed above.
Has there been a patch for those?

thanks,
-- 
~Randy
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