Subject: Re: Undefined '.bus_to_virt', '.virt_to_bus' causes compile error on Powerpc 64-bit

From: Adrian Bunk <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 01:44:28 +0200

On Mon, Oct 02, 2006 at 02:49:54PM -0700, Judith Lebzelter wrote:

> Hello:

Hi Judith,

> For the automated cross-compile builds at OSDL, powerpc 64-bit 
> 'allmodconfig' is failing.  The warnings/errors below appear in 
> the 'modpost' stage of kernel compiles for 2.6.18 and -mm2 kernels.

known for ages - the drivers need fixing.

You might want to convince Andrew accepting my patch to make 
virt_to_bus/bus_to_virt give compile warnings on i386 for making
people more aware of this problem...

> Thanks;
> Judith Lebzelter
> OSDL
> 
> -----------
> 
>   Building modules, stage 2.
>   MODPOST 1658 modules
> WARNING: Can't handle masks in drivers/ata/ahci:FFFF05
> WARNING: ".virt_to_bus" [sound/oss/sscape.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".virt_to_bus" [sound/oss/sound.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".bus_to_virt" [sound/oss/cs46xx.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".virt_to_bus" [sound/oss/cs46xx.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".bus_to_virt" [drivers/scsi/tmscsim.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".bus_to_virt" [drivers/scsi/BusLogic.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".virt_to_bus" [drivers/net/wan/lmc/lmc.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".virt_to_bus" [drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".bus_to_virt" [drivers/block/cpqarray.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".bus_to_virt" [drivers/atm/zatm.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".virt_to_bus" [drivers/atm/zatm.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".bus_to_virt" [drivers/atm/horizon.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".virt_to_bus" [drivers/atm/firestream.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".bus_to_virt" [drivers/atm/firestream.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".bus_to_virt" [drivers/atm/ambassador.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: ".virt_to_bus" [drivers/atm/ambassador.ko] undefined!
> make[1]: *** [__modpost] Error 1
> make: *** [modules] Error 2
> 

cu
Adrian

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