[openib-general] ISER fails to build on 2.6.15-rc7-git3 (svn=4654)

[Nishanth Aravamudan]

On 19.01.2006 [07:35:04 -0500], Hal Rosenstock wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-01-19 at 00:25, Nishanth Aravamudan wrote:
> > Trying to run the compilation tests against 2.6.16-rc1-git1 and am
> > getting this:
> > 
> >   CC [M]  drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.o
> >   drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c:1573: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> >   drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c:1574: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> >   drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c:1575: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> >   drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c:1577: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> >   drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c:1579: error: unknown field `get_param' specified in initializer
> >   drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c:1579: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> >   drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c: In function `iscsi_iser_init':
> >   drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c:1886: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast
> >   make[3]: *** [drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.o] Error 1
> >   make[2]: *** [drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser] Error 2
> >   make[1]: *** [drivers/infiniband] Error 2
> >   make: *** [drivers] Error 2
> > 
> > when using the patch you sent me. Should I not apply the patch to
> > 2.6.16-rc1 and on? Or are these new issues. This is with svn 5065.
> 
> These are new issues as struct iscsi_transport changed in 2.6.16-rc1 as
> follows:

/me sighs...

So, in the short run, am I best off disabling ISER (until someone has a
patch that should fix the build ready?). With ISER enabled, as long as
it fails to build, no kernels will be tested...

Thanks,
Nish