Re: Build problems with APM/Subarch type

[Randy.Dunlap]

Ricky lloyd wrote:
> > > Did all the configuration properly, except that i fumbled on the keyboard and
> > > the option 'Subarchitecture Type' somehow got set to
> > > '(SGI 320/540 Visual Workstation)'.
> >
> > Using an editor or make *config?  which *config?
>
>
> make menuconfig.
>
>
> > > The build failed with an error 'Undefined reference to machine_real_restart'
> >
> > Yep, I see that also.
> >
> >
> > > It seems that , unless Subarch is PC-Compatible ( CONFIG_PC ) ,
> > > CONFIG_X86_BIOS_REBOOT will not be set and thusly, reboot.c would not be
> > > compiled.
> > >
> > > ( yeah, i know messing around with configs is suicidal, but.... )
> > >
> > > Can this be fixed ?? At the very least, hide APM options #if !(CONFIG_PC) ??
> >
> > Do you/we/maintainer know that APM is not applicable to all of the
> > other PC sub-arches?
>
> afaics, i found 'apm.c' only in arch/i386/kernel and arch/arm/kernel.
> does that really
> confirm that apm would not be applicable for other archs ?? 

The question is actually about other PC sub-arches, not other (Big)
arch-es.

> > I agree that it should be fixed, one way or another.
> > --


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~Randy
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