Jessica Yu:
- fix out-of-tree module breakage when it supplies its own definitions
of true and false
* tag 'modules-for-v4.10-rc5' of
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeyu/linux:
taint/module: Fix problems when out-of-kernel driver defines true
or false
+++ Larry Finger [17/01/17 10:08 -0600]:
Jessica,
What is the status of the patch? VirtualBox has converted to the hotplug
state manager, thus their drivers now build, but only if this patch has
been applied.
Thanks,
Larry
This fix has already been sitting on modules-next for some time,
queu
http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1701.0/01592.html says
Larry's patch was applied Jan. 3 2017.
So far it hasn't showed in pull updates.
Regards
Sid.
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+++ Larry Finger [01/01/17 20:25 -0600]:
Commit 7fd8329ba502 ("taint/module: Clean up global and module taint
flags handling") used the key words true and false as character members
of a new struct. These names cause problems when out-of-kernel modules
such as VirtualBox include their own definit
Larry Finger writes:
> Commit 7fd8329ba502 ("taint/module: Clean up global and module taint
> flags handling") used the key words true and false as character members
> of a new struct. These names cause problems when out-of-kernel modules
> such as VirtualBox include their own definitions of true
On Sun 2017-01-01 20:25:25, Larry Finger wrote:
> Commit 7fd8329ba502 ("taint/module: Clean up global and module taint
> flags handling") used the key words true and false as character members
> of a new struct. These names cause problems when out-of-kernel modules
> such as VirtualBox include thei
On Sun, Jan 01, 2017 at 08:25:25PM -0600, Larry Finger wrote:
> Commit 7fd8329ba502 ("taint/module: Clean up global and module taint
> flags handling") used the key words true and false as character members
> of a new struct. These names cause problems when out-of-kernel modules
> such as VirtualBo
Commit 7fd8329ba502 ("taint/module: Clean up global and module taint
flags handling") used the key words true and false as character members
of a new struct. These names cause problems when out-of-kernel modules
such as VirtualBox include their own definitions of true and false.
Fixes: 7fd8329ba50
Commit 7fd8329ba502 ("taint/module: Clean up global and module taint
flags handling") used the key words true and false as character members
of a new struct. These names cause problems when out-of-kernel modules
such as VirtualBox include their own definitions of true and false.
Fixes: 7fd8329ba50
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