Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 27 Jan 2016 13:40:24 +1100 | From | Stephen Rothwell <> | Subject | Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the aio tree |
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Hi Benjamin,
On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 11:38:35 -0500 Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@kvack.org> wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 04:40:34PM +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote: > > > > After merging the aio tree, today's linux-next build (arm > > multi_v7_defconfig) failed like this: > > > > fs/built-in.o: In function `aio_thread_op_foo_at': > > file.c:(.text+0x43808): undefined reference to `__get_user_bad' > > file.c:(.text+0x43838): undefined reference to `__get_user_bad' > > This is very strange. It seems to imply that __get_user() doesn't > handle 64 bit values, which is completely broken behaviour on the > architecture's part if true. Can any ARM folks comment on the right > fix here?
Well, probably only if you cc them :-)
Indeed, __get_user on arm does not handle 64 bit objects, where as get_user does ...
Background: new aio code is adding __get_user() calls referencing 64 bit quantities (__u64 and __s64).
-- Cheers, Stephen Rothwell sfr@canb.auug.org.au
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