linux-next: build failure after merge of the vfs tree

From: Stephen Rothwell
Date: Sun Feb 26 2017 - 19:28:23 EST


Hi Al,

After merging the vfs tree, today's linux-next build (x86_64 allmodconfig)
failed like this:

samples/statx/test-statx.c:37:34: warning: 'struct statx' declared inside parameter list will not be visible outside of this definition or declaration
unsigned int mask, struct statx *buffer)
^~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c: In function 'statx':
samples/statx/test-statx.c:39:17: error: '__NR_statx' undeclared (first use in this function)
return syscall(__NR_statx, dfd, filename, flags, mask, buffer);
^~~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:39:17: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
samples/statx/test-statx.c: At top level:
samples/statx/test-statx.c:42:50: warning: 'struct statx_timestamp' declared inside parameter list will not be visible outside of this definition or declaration
static void print_time(const char *field, struct statx_timestamp *ts)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c: In function 'print_time':
samples/statx/test-statx.c:49:10: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type 'struct statx_timestamp'
tim = ts->tv_sec;
^~
samples/statx/test-statx.c: At top level:
samples/statx/test-statx.c:71:31: warning: 'struct statx' declared inside parameter list will not be visible outside of this definition or declaration
static void dump_statx(struct statx *stx)
^~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c: In function 'dump_statx':
samples/statx/test-statx.c:75:28: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type 'struct statx'
printf("results=%x\n", stx->stx_mask);
^~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:78:22: error: 'STATX_SIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
if (stx->stx_mask & STATX_SIZE)
^~~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:80:22: error: 'STATX_BLOCKS' undeclared (first use in this function)
if (stx->stx_mask & STATX_BLOCKS)
^~~~~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:83:22: error: 'STATX_TYPE' undeclared (first use in this function)
if (stx->stx_mask & STATX_TYPE) {
^~~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:102:22: error: 'STATX_INO' undeclared (first use in this function)
if (stx->stx_mask & STATX_INO)
^~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:104:22: error: 'STATX_NLINK' undeclared (first use in this function)
if (stx->stx_mask & STATX_NLINK)
^~~~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:117:22: error: 'STATX_MODE' undeclared (first use in this function)
if (stx->stx_mask & STATX_MODE)
^~~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:130:22: error: 'STATX_UID' undeclared (first use in this function)
if (stx->stx_mask & STATX_UID)
^~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:132:22: error: 'STATX_GID' undeclared (first use in this function)
if (stx->stx_mask & STATX_GID)
^~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:135:22: error: 'STATX_ATIME' undeclared (first use in this function)
if (stx->stx_mask & STATX_ATIME)
^~~~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:137:22: error: 'STATX_MTIME' undeclared (first use in this function)
if (stx->stx_mask & STATX_MTIME)
^~~~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:139:22: error: 'STATX_CTIME' undeclared (first use in this function)
if (stx->stx_mask & STATX_CTIME)
^~~~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:141:22: error: 'STATX_BTIME' undeclared (first use in this function)
if (stx->stx_mask & STATX_BTIME)
^~~~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c: In function 'main':
samples/statx/test-statx.c:207:15: error: storage size of 'stx' isn't known
struct statx stx;
^~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:210:22: error: 'STATX_ALL' undeclared (first use in this function)
unsigned int mask = STATX_ALL;
^~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:228:13: error: 'STATX_BASIC_STATS' undeclared (first use in this function)
mask &= ~STATX_BASIC_STATS;
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
samples/statx/test-statx.c:207:15: warning: unused variable 'stx' [-Wunused-variable]
struct statx stx;
^~~

Caused by commit

caffc373c573 ("statx: Add a system call to make enhanced file info available")

It probably would have been nice to see this in -next a bit earlier.

I have added the following patch for today:

From: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 11:21:47 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] statx: disable the sample code for now

Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
samples/Kconfig | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/samples/Kconfig b/samples/Kconfig
index e1fc9a6a96fa..9cb63188d3ef 100644
--- a/samples/Kconfig
+++ b/samples/Kconfig
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ config SAMPLE_VFIO_MDEV_MTTY

config SAMPLE_STATX
bool "Build example extended-stat using code"
+ depends on BROKEN
help
Build example userspace program to use the new extended-stat syscall.

--
2.11.0

--
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell