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    SubjectRe: 2.6.23-rc6-mm1
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    On Tue, 2007-09-18 at 10:34 +0100, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
    > On Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 02:43:48PM +0530, Kamalesh Babulal wrote:
    > > Andrew Morton wrote:
    > > >ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.23-rc6/2.6.23-rc6-mm1/
    > > >
    > > >2.6.23-rc6-mm1 is a 29MB diff against 2.6.23-rc6.
    > > >
    > > >
    > > <snip>
    > >
    > > Hi Andrew,
    > >
    > > The 2.6.23-rc6-mm1build fails at
    > >
    > > CC drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_core.o
    > > CC drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.o
    > > drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c:132: error: unknown field `name'
    > > specified in initializer
    > > drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c: In function `dlpar_sysfs_init':
    > > drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c:142: error: structure has no member
    > > named `name'
    > > make[3]: *** [drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.o] Error 1
    > > make[2]: *** [drivers/pci/hotplug] Error 2
    > > make[1]: *** [drivers/pci] Error 2
    > > make: *** [drivers] Error 2
    >
    > This seems to be occuring across a number of the powerpc systems we test
    > with. That driver is a power dynamic lpar IO partitioning driver.
    >
    > Relevant Cc: added.

    That's because somebody is breaking sysfs/kobject interfaces without
    fixing all users :-) (Fair enough... it's just that we need to make sure
    whoever takes care of that driver nowadays is aware of the breakage).

    Ben.


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