Messages in this thread | | | From | David Mosberger <> | Date | Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:04:21 -0700 | Subject | Re: kernel 2.5.20 on alpha (RE: [patch] Re: kernel 2.5.18 on alpha) |
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>>>>> On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 12:11:05 +0200, "Oliver Pitzeier" <o.pitzeier@uptime.at> said:
>> `copy_user_page' undeclared (first use in this function) make[1]: >> *** [main.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory >> `/usr/src/linux-2.5.20/init' make: *** [init] Error 2
Oliver> I guess I found where the error comes from:
Oliver> (from the 2.5.20 Changelog): >> <davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com> [PATCH] pass "page" pointer to >> clear_user_page()/copy_user_page() >> >> Hi Linus, >> >> Are you willing to change the interfaces of clear_user_page() and >> copy_user_page() so that they can receive the relevant page >> pointer as a separate argument? I need this on ia64 to implement >> the lazy-cache flushing scheme. >> >> I believe PPC would also benefit from this. >> >> --david
Oliver> Now I believe, that Alpha also benefits from this. :o) The Oliver> only thing I have to do - I guess - is to change the defines Oliver> for copy_user_page() and clear_user_page. Adding the not Oliver> used parameter >pg< should not make any problems.
Yes, you can simply ignore the page pointer argument. It's there for those arches that want to take advantage of it. Sorry about causing breakage...
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