PPC64 build breakage drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c

[Brian King]

Mel Gorman wrote:
> On (16/05/07 09:30), Bob Picco didst pronounce:
>> bob.picco at hp.com
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.22-rc1-mm1/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c:132: error: unknown field `subsys' specified in initializer
>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.22-rc1-mm1/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c:132: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
>> make[4]: *** [drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.o] Error 1
>> make[3]: *** [drivers/pci/hotplug] Error 2
>> make[2]: *** [drivers/pci] Error 2
>> make[1]: *** [drivers] Error 2
>> make: *** [_all] Error 2
>>
> 
> This is showing up on TKO as well and Andy Whitcroft has kicked it
> around a bit as far as I know. He makes it build with this patch
> http://test.kernel.org/abat/88951/build/patches/update-sysfs-kset-initialisation-in-PPC64-DLPAR-IO-driver
> 
> However, my understand is that the driver is broken even though it builds
> but I don't recall why. I've added Andy to the CC

Al Viro posted a patch yesterday that fixes this:

http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2007-May/036222.html

It's in mainline now.

-Brian