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Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (wireless & staging trees related)

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On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:05:42AM +0300, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Hi Stephen,
> 
> On 08/11/2011 08:55 AM, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> > After merging the final tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc
> > allyesconfig) failed like this:
> > 
> > drivers/staging/built-in.o: In function `aggr_recv_delba_req_evt':
> > (.opd+0x23a60): multiple definition of `aggr_recv_delba_req_evt'
> > drivers/net/built-in.o:(.opd+0x79980): first defined here
> > drivers/staging/built-in.o: In function `.wlan_node_reclaim':
> > (.text+0x303360): multiple definition of `.wlan_node_reclaim'
> > drivers/net/built-in.o:(.text+0xdd0618): first defined here
> > drivers/staging/built-in.o: In function `aggr_init':
> > (.opd+0x23a00): multiple definition of `aggr_init'
> > drivers/net/built-in.o:(.opd+0x79968): first defined here
> > drivers/staging/built-in.o: In function `.aggr_recv_delba_req_evt':
> > (.text+0x302614): multiple definition of `.aggr_recv_delba_req_evt'
> > drivers/net/built-in.o:(.text+0xdc8b60): first defined here
> > drivers/staging/built-in.o: In function `.wlan_node_table_cleanup':
> > (.text+0x303888): multiple definition of `.wlan_node_table_cleanup'
> > drivers/net/built-in.o:(.text+0xdd0a6c): first defined here
> > 
> > You get the idea. :-(  So, the ath6kl driver now exists in the wireless
> > tree and the staging tree.
> > 
> > I applied this patch for today (I have elided the part from "rm -rf
> > drivers/staging/ath6kl"):
> 
> Oh man, sorry about this (again). I did compile both drivers at the same
> time, but only as modules and didn't realise the conflicts also with the
> staging driver.
> 
> Yes, the cleaned up version of ath6kl is now in wireless-next and the
> staging version can be removed in 3.2. Greg, how do you want to handle
> removal of the staging version? Should I send a patch to you removing
> it? Or should I send the patch to John?

Just tell me.  Should I really delete drivers/staging/ath6kl/ for the
3.2 kernel release?  If so, I'll gladly do so in my tree so linux-next
will be fine for issues like this in the future.

greg k-h
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