Bug 20699

Summary: loop.c won't build on stock kernel
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Todd Krein <todd>
Component: kernelAssignee: Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Description Todd Krein 2000-11-12 07:06:11 UTC 
From a virgin 7.0 upgrade, I:

cd /usr/src/linux
make oldconfig
make bzImage
make modules

It fails:

[root@thunderball linux]# make modules
make -C  kernel CFLAGS="-Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-
pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m486 -malign-
loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=586 -DMODULE -
DMODVERSIONS -include /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h" 
MAKING_MODULES=1 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernel'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `modules'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernel'
make -C  drivers CFLAGS="-Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-
pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m486 -malign-
loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=586 -DMODULE -
DMODVERSIONS -include /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h" 
MAKING_MODULES=1 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/drivers'
make -C block modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/drivers/block'
kgcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -
fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m486 -
malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=586 -DMODULE -
DMODVERSIONS -include /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h   -
DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c loop.c
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:20,
                 from loop.c:48:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/smp.h:77: warning: `smp_num_cpus' redefined
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:29: warning: this is 
the location of the previous definition
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/smp.h:83: warning: `smp_call_function' 
redefined
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:120: warning: this is 
the location of the previous definition
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:74,
                 from loop.c:48:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/processor.h:96: warning: `cpu_data' redefined
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:6: warning: this is 
the location of the previous definition
In file included from loop.c:46:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/module.h:145: `get_module_symbol_R_ver_str' 
declared as function returning a function
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/module.h:145: warning: parameter names 
(without types) in function declaration
{standard input}: Assembler messages:
{standard input}:9: Warning: Ignoring changed section attributes 
for .modinfo
make[2]: *** [loop.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/drivers/block'
make[1]: *** [_modsubdir_block] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/drivers'
make: *** [_mod_drivers] Error 2
[root@thunderball linux]#
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2000-11-13 07:13:48 UTC 
You need 'make mrproper' before 'make oldconfig'.