[PATCH v2 1/9] powerpc/lib/code-patching: Enhance code patching

[Michael Ellerman]

Balbir Singh <bsingharora at gmail.com> writes:
> On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 8:25 PM, Christophe LEROY
> <christophe.leroy at c-s.fr> wrote:
>> Le 04/06/2017 à 01:45, kbuild test robot a écrit :
>>> [auto build test ERROR on powerpc/next]
>>> [also build test ERROR on v4.12-rc3 next-20170602]
>>> [if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to
>>> help improve the system]
>>>
>>> url:
>>> https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Balbir-Singh/Enable-STRICT_KERNEL_RWX/20170603-161759
>>> base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git
>>> next
>>> config: powerpc-kilauea_defconfig (attached as .config)
>>> compiler: powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc (Debian 6.1.1-9) 6.1.1 20160705
>>> reproduce:
>>>          wget
>>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/01org/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O
>>> ~/bin/make.cross
>>>          chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
>>>          # save the attached .config to linux build tree
>>>          make.cross ARCH=powerpc
>>>
>>> All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):
>>>
>>>     arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c: In function 'kernel_map_addr':
>>>>>
>>>>> arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c:93:8: error: implicit declaration of
>>>>> function 'map_kernel_page' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
>>>
>>>       err = map_kernel_page(
>>>             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
>>
>>
>> You should probably include my patch (the one renaming map_page() to
>> map_kernel_page() ) in as first patch in your serie in order to get a clean
>> serie and avoid such reports from the robot.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion, I did in my cover letter mention the
> pre-requisite is your patch.

The kbuild robot can't read cover letters :)

> I'll keep that in mind if there is a v4,
> otherwise, we'll need to pull in your patch first and then apply this
> series.

It'll probably be in my next tomorrow anyway.

cheers