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Subject[PATCH upstream build breakage] acpi: several drivers depend on NET
On Tue, 1 Feb 2011 13:03:23 +0100 Ingo Molnar wrote:

> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:
>
> > * Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:00:13 +1100 Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > [The mirroring on kernel.org is running slowly]
> > > >
> > > > Changes since 20101217:
> > >
> > > ERROR: "thermal_cooling_device_register" [drivers/acpi/video.ko] undefined!
> > > ERROR: "thermal_cooling_device_unregister" [drivers/acpi/video.ko] undefined!
> >
> > This bug has been reported two months ago, one month ago, it has been ignored twice
> > and now the bug has been pushed upstream and it's triggering there as well.
> >
> > What's going on?
>
> *Tap*, *tap*, is this thing on? :)
>
> acpi-video is still build-broken upstream, as of .38-rc3:
>
> MODPOST 651 modules
> ERROR: "thermal_cooling_device_register" [drivers/acpi/video.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: "thermal_cooling_device_unregister" [drivers/acpi/video.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: modpost: Found 37 section mismatch(es).
> To see full details build your kernel with:
> 'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y'
> make[1]: *** [__modpost] Error 1
> make: *** [modules] Error 2
>
> Triggers in about 10% of all randconfig builds. Config attached.


From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>

Several ACPI drivers select THERMAL, but THERMAL depends on NET
(for netlink). Fix build breakage by making the ACPI drivers
also depend on NET.

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
---
drivers/acpi/Kconfig | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

This is what is needed to fix the breakage, but it seems
that Len does not care.
It would be better just to eliminate the netlink dependency.


--- linux-next-20110228.orig/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ linux-next-20110228/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ config ACPI_BUTTON
config ACPI_VIDEO
tristate "Video"
depends on X86 && BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE && VIDEO_OUTPUT_CONTROL
- depends on INPUT
+ depends on INPUT && NET
select THERMAL
help
This driver implements the ACPI Extensions For Display Adapters
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ config ACPI_VIDEO

config ACPI_FAN
tristate "Fan"
+ depends on NET
select THERMAL
default y
help
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ config ACPI_DOCK

config ACPI_PROCESSOR
tristate "Processor"
+ depends on NET
select THERMAL
select CPU_IDLE
default y
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ config ACPI_PROCESSOR_AGGREGATOR

config ACPI_THERMAL
tristate "Thermal Zone"
- depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR
+ depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR && NET
select THERMAL
default y
help

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