[ open-vm-tools-Tracker-2559990 ] modules/linux/pvscsi does not compile with old GCC

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Tracker item #2559990, was opened at 2009-02-03 00:26
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Category: kernel modules
Group: None
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Wont Fix
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: mna-news (mna-news)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: modules/linux/pvscsi does not compile with old GCC

Initial Comment:
am trying to compile open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982 with kernel 2.6.28.1
using gcc version 3.4.5 and there is a problem with inline fonction
(like vsocks module cf tracker 2531283)



Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/pvscsi'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.28.1/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.28.1'
  CC [M]  /tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/pvscsi/pvscsi.o
/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/pvscsi/pvscsi.c: In function `pvscsi_probe':
/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/pvscsi/pvscsi.c:231: sorry, unimplemented: inlining failed in call to 'pvscsi_write_intr_mask': function body not available
/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/pvscsi/pvscsi.c:564: sorry, unimplemented: called from here
make[4]: *** [/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/pvscsi/pvscsi.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/pvscsi] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.28.1'
make[2]: *** [pvscsi.ko] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules/linux/pvscsi'
make[1]: *** [pvscsi] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/open-vm-tools-2009.01.21-142982/modules'
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1


thanks for your help.
mna.

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>Comment By: Marcelo Vanzin (mvanzin)
Date: 2010-01-21 13:10

Message:
pvscsi has been upstreamed to the mainline kernel and will be removed from
open-vm-tools.

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Comment By: Dmitry Torokhov (dtor)
Date: 2009-02-26 14:33

Message:
Sorry it took so long but coupld you please try the patch I just uploaded?
Thanks!

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