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SubjectRe: linux-next: build failure after merge of the akpm tree
On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:39:28 +1100
Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au> wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
>
> After merging the akpm tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc
> ppc64_defconfig) failed like this:
>
> arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c: In function 'rtas_flash_release':
> arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c:218:16: error: 'struct proc_dir_entry' has no member named 'count'
> arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c: In function 'rtas_excl_open':
> arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c:343:21: error: 'struct proc_dir_entry' has no member named 'count'
> arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c:348:16: error: 'struct proc_dir_entry' has no member named 'count'
> arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c: In function 'rtas_excl_release':
> arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c:358:16: error: 'struct proc_dir_entry' has no member named 'count'
> arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c: In function 'validate_flash_release':
> arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c:541:16: error: 'struct proc_dir_entry' has no member named 'count'
>
> Caused by commit aef714db6205 ("core kernel: add refcount type and
> refcount misuse debugging").
>
> This would also break in drivers/nubus/proc.c
>
> I have reverted that commit for today.

Thanks. The plan apepars to be to make `struct kref' usable in this
situation so I'll drop these patches.



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