Re: 2.1.106 compile problem (coda / sysctl)

Nomad the Wanderer (nomad@orci.com)
Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:48:09 -0600

Well,
I'm not a kernel kacker, but I try to read what I can
when I can. I tend to miss some threads (i.e. your previous bug
report). Thanks for the info though. Now I know. I like to learn,
thus Linux and not Windows 99% of the time (hey, I gotta play some
games)..

Robert

Thus spake Clifford Wolf (clifford@clifford.at):

>
> On Wed, 17 Jun 1998, Nomad the Wanderer wrote:
>
> > I got hte same thing. Mine compiled when I de-selected the coda
> > filesystem.
> >
> > Robert
> >
> > Thus spake hays@blkspider.com (hays@blkspider.com):
> >
> > > Anyone know what this means and how I could fix it?
> > >
> > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/lib'
> > > ld -m elf_i386 -T /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/vmlinux.lds -e stext
> > > ...
> > > -o vmlinux
> > > fs/filesystems.a(proc.o)(.data+0x3dc): multiple definition of
> > > `proc_sys_root'
> > > fs/filesystems.a(coda.o)(.data+0x40): first defined here
> > > make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
>
> Hi Robert,
>
> i sent allready a bug report about this to the linux kernel mailing list
> a few days ago.
>
> The problem is that the coda filesystem *and* sysctl selected is. If this
> is the case the proc filesystem tries tries to register a /proc/sys/
> directory and the coda filesystem does to - the only real problem with
> this is that they use the same name for the proc_dir_entry structure.
>
> There are two possibilities to solve the problem:
>
> 1.) registering the /proc/sys/ node from inside of linux/fs/proc/root.c in
> any case (independed on CONFIG_SYSCTL) or at least defineing the data
> structure.
>
> 2.) makeing /proc/sys/coda/ depended on CONFIG_SYSCTL (and useing the
> dirent registered from proc_fs).
>
> - clifford
>
> PS: It's in the competence of the maintainers of proc_fs and coda_fs to
> make the needed changes - that's why send this mail as CC to this people
> (i hope that i sent it to the right persons). Sorry if I waste your time
> with sending you information you allready know.
>
> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
> Clifford Wolf
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>

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