[BUID_FAILURE] next-20080215 Build failure caused by ide: rework PowerMac media-bay support

Kamalesh Babulal kamalesh at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Sat Feb 16 04:54:11 EST 2008


The linux-next-20080215 kernel build fails on the powerpc with
following error
 
  CC      arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/setup.o
In file included from arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/setup.c:66:
include/asm/mediabay.h:29: error: syntax error before 'ide_hwif_t'
include/asm/mediabay.h:29: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
make[2]: *** [arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/setup.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac] Error 2
make: *** [arch/powerpc/platforms] Error 2

This build failure is caused by the  ide: rework PowerMac media-bay support
patch.This problem was reported and solution suggested according to
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/13/195 including the 

#include <linux/ide.h> after

#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_PMAC

helps in fixing the build failure.

-- 
Thanks & Regards,
Kamalesh Babulal,
Linux Technology Center,
IBM, ISTL.



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