compiling 2.2.19 kernel with promise ide card support

[Michel Lanners]

Hi Bob,

On   8 Jul, this message from Robert E Brose II echoed through cyberspace:
> I'm trying to get a 2.2.19 kernel running to check some differences
> I'm having with a 2.4 kernel. I've started with a stock 2.2.19
> kernel from kernel.org and added patches I need on the 7600.

Sorry, but I'm running only 2.4 kernels on my 7600 for some time now...

> The problem I'm having is in getting the kernel to compile after adding
> the ide patches (to support the promise line of cards) from
>
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/ide-2.2.20/ide.2.2.19.05042001.patch
>
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr4/linux/drivers/block'
> cc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr4/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -D__powerpc__ -fsigned-char -msoft-float -pipe -fno-builtin -ffixed-r2 -Wno-uninitialized -mmultiple -mstring   -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c ll_rw_blk.c
> In file included from ll_rw_blk.c:28:
> /usr4/linux/include/asm/ide.h:53: parse error before `*'
> /usr4/linux/include/asm/ide.h:56: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
> /usr4/linux/include/asm/ide.h:63: parse error before `*'
> /usr4/linux/include/asm/ide.h:63: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
>
>
> The problem is at this declaration...
>
>         void        (*ide_init_hwif)(hw_regs_t *hw,
>                                      ide_ioreg_t data_port,
>                                      ide_ioreg_t ctrl_port,
>                                      int *irq);

Have a look at all the types used here (*_t); one of them might not be
defined (or uncorrectly). Andre sometimes forgets to update the
definitions in the PPC-arch header files.

Cheers

Michel

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