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SubjectRe: update_vm_cache missing in ~/fs/fat/file.o
In <37976D22.9316C151@palaver.net> Brian Capouch (brianc@palaver.net) wrote:
> I haven't been able to build support for VFAT for some time because of
> this function. I've grepped my way through the kernel sources searching
> for it without avail--it's defined extern in pagemap.h, but I can't
> track it back further than that.

> I try to read the kernel list but it's very hard to keep up. I'm trying
> to build 2.3.11, but it's been around since what appears to be a rewrite
> of some of the mm code. . . .

> If anyone who sees this would know what I've done to hide that function,
> I'd sure be obliged. . . .

Looks like you just not avare about `grep'. If you'll scan recent (recent ==
month old here :-) linux-kernel archive for update_vm_cache you'll find TONS
of messages with this "discowery" and explanation: FAT was broken in 2.3.7 and
not fixed yet (Linus does not look very disapplointed, though)...




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