Subject: Re: [PATCH] Powerpc compiler error fix for 2.6.21-rt8

From: Sergei Shtylyov <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 18:41:02 +0400

Hello.

Pradyumna Sampath wrote:

> Attached is a small patch to fix compile time errors which is broken
> in 2.6.21-rt8 for powerpc.

    NAK. It's been deleted on purpose (not used anymore), and I've already 
sent a patch to kill the leftover reference.

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> diff -ur latest/linux-2.6.21/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c linux-2.6.21/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
> --- latest/linux-2.6.21/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c	2007-05-29 09:58:12.000000000 +0530
> +++ linux-2.6.21/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c	2007-05-29 08:58:56.000000000 +0530
> @@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
>  #define SCALE_XSEC(xsec, max)	mulhwu((xsec) << 12, max)
>  #endif
>  
> +unsigned long cpu_khz;  /* Detected as we calibrate the TSC */
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_khz);
>  unsigned long tb_ticks_per_jiffy;
>  unsigned long tb_ticks_per_usec = 100; /* sane default */
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(tb_ticks_per_usec);
> Only in linux-2.6.21/arch/powerpc/kernel: vmlinux.lds
> Only in linux-2.6.21/scripts/kconfig: mconf

    Please cut off such garbage from yoour patches...

WBR, Sergei