On Mon, 2008-04-07 at 20:37 +0530, Balaji Rao wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I had trouble compiling kvm.git.
>
> LD drivers/scsi/built-in.o
> drivers/scsi/mvsas.o: In function `sas_ata_init_host_and_port':
> /kernels/git/kvm/include/scsi/sas_ata.h:50: multiple definition of `sas_ata_init_host_and_port'
> drivers/scsi/libsas/built-in.o:/kernels/git/kvm/include/scsi/sas_ata.h:50: first defined here
> drivers/scsi/mvsas.o: In function `sas_ata_task_abort':
> /kernels/git/kvm/include/scsi/sas_ata.h:54: multiple definition of `sas_ata_task_abort'
> drivers/scsi/libsas/built-in.o:/kernels/git/kvm/include/scsi/sas_ata.h:54: first defined here
> make[2]: *** [drivers/scsi/built-in.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [drivers/scsi] Error 2
> make: *** [drivers] Error 2

Actually, the problem is a long standing one. The fix is in scsi-misc:

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kerne...681ebc2c7809e4

The work around is to compile SCSI as a module or not include mvsas.

James


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On Monday 07 April 2008 08:50:36 pm James Bottomley wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-04-07 at 20:37 +0530, Balaji Rao wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I had trouble compiling kvm.git.
> >
> > LD drivers/scsi/built-in.o
> > drivers/scsi/mvsas.o: In function `sas_ata_init_host_and_port':
> > /kernels/git/kvm/include/scsi/sas_ata.h:50: multiple definition of `sas_ata_init_host_and_port'
> > drivers/scsi/libsas/built-in.o:/kernels/git/kvm/include/scsi/sas_ata.h:50: first defined here
> > drivers/scsi/mvsas.o: In function `sas_ata_task_abort':
> > /kernels/git/kvm/include/scsi/sas_ata.h:54: multiple definition of `sas_ata_task_abort'
> > drivers/scsi/libsas/built-in.o:/kernels/git/kvm/include/scsi/sas_ata.h:54: first defined here
> > make[2]: *** [drivers/scsi/built-in.o] Error 1
> > make[1]: *** [drivers/scsi] Error 2
> > make: *** [drivers] Error 2
>
> Actually, the problem is a long standing one. The fix is in scsi-misc:
>
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kerne...681ebc2c7809e4
>
> The work around is to compile SCSI as a module or not include mvsas.
>
OK, thanks. But surprisingly i discovered it only today, after I updated my kvm.git tree.

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Balaji Rao
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India
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