Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:16:29 -0500 | From | Rob Landley <> | Subject | Re: [BUG] Linux 3.0 commit 3627924acf70a broke include/mtd/ubi_user.h. |
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On 08/14/2011 01:03 PM, Stefan Richter wrote: > On Aug 14 Rob Landley wrote: >> "make headers_install" copies include/mtd/ubi_user.h to userspace, where >> things like busybox link against it. With 3.0, building defconfig >> busybox gets this error: >> >> In file included from miscutils/ubi_tools.c:63: >> /home/landley/aboriginal/aboriginal/build/simple-cross-compiler-i686/bin/../include/mtd/ubi-user.h:329: >> error: conflicting types for '__packed' >> /home/landley/aboriginal/aboriginal/build/simple-cross-compiler-i686/bin/../include/mtd/ubi-user.h:313: >> error: previous declaration of '__packed' was here >> >> This is due to the Linux 3.0 commit in the title: >> >> UBI: use __packed instead of __attribute__((packed)) >> >> This relies on __packed being defined in: >> >> include/linux/compiler-gcc.h: >> #define __packed __attribute__((packed)) >> >> Which is not exported to userspace. >> >> I.E. this "cleanup" broke the ability for userspace to use this header, >> even though the header is exported to userspace by headers_install. > > As far as I can tell, the __packed or __attribute__((packed)) > qualifications are superfluous in include/mtd/ubi-user.h anyway.
And Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@nokia.com> (the other listed UBI maintainer) also bounces. Did the developer exodus after Nokia decided to cozy up to The Black Widow take 'em both out?
Rob
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