linux-next: build failure after merge of the kvm-ppc tree

[Yoder Stuart-B08248]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Graf [mailto:agraf at suse.de]
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 1:03 AM
> To: Stephen Rothwell
> Cc: linux-next at vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org; Yoder Stuart-B08248; ppc-dev
> Subject: Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the kvm-ppc tree
> 
> 
> On 05.07.2012, at 07:49, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> 
> > Hi Alexander,
> >
> > After merging the kvm-ppc tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc
> > ppc64_defconfig) failed like this:
> >
> > arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S: Assembler messages:
> > arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:479: Error: wrong number of operands
> > arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:486: Error: wrong number of operands
> > arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:486: Error: wrong number of operands
> > arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:487: Error: wrong number of operands
> > arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:487: Error: wrong number of operands
> > arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:494: Error: wrong number of operands
> > arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S:494: Error: wrong number of operands
> >
> > Caused by commit bc8cc4993e19 ("PPC: use CURRENT_THREAD_INFO instead of
> > open coded assembly").  The fact that this patch has problems was already
> > pointed out on the linuxppc-dev mailing list and it clearly hasn't been
> > build tested.
> >
> > I have used the version of the kvm-ppc tree from next-20120703 for today.
> 
> Ah, yes, thanks. I kept the old, broken version in my tree to make sure I have the dependencies for (and
> don't forget) the (hopefully good) patches that follow on top, but was planning to replace it once we
> have a new version of the CURRENT_THREAD_INFO one.
> 
> Stuart, could you please send a new version of the CURRENT_THREAD_INFO patch?

Yes, will send that shortly.

Stuart