Bug#306510: kernel-source-2.6.8: pcxx.o module fails to compile

[Randall Wayth <rwayth@physics.unimelb.edu.au>]

Package: kernel-source-2.6.8
Version: 2.6.8-15
Severity: normal


Compiling the kernel fails when it gets to the pcxx.c module. A section of the compiler output follows. The compilation continues OK if this module is removed from the config. The pcxx module is selected to be included by default.

  CC [M]  drivers/char/istallion.o
{standard input}: Assembler messages:
{standard input}:6: Warning: setting incorrect section attributes for .got
drivers/char/istallion.c: In function `stli_allocbrd':
drivers/char/istallion.c:4698: warning: int format, different type arg (arg 2)
  CC [M]  drivers/char/pcxx.o
{standard input}: Assembler messages:
{standard input}:6: Warning: setting incorrect section attributes for .got
drivers/char/pcxx.c: In function `pcxe_cleanup':
drivers/char/pcxx.c:209: warning: unused variable `e2'
drivers/char/pcxx.c: In function `__inittest':
drivers/char/pcxx.c:229: error: `pcxe_init' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/char/pcxx.c:229: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
drivers/char/pcxx.c:229: error: for each function it appears in.)
drivers/char/pcxx.c: At top level:
drivers/char/pcxx.c:230: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `module_cleanup'
drivers/char/pcxx.c:230: warning: parameter names (without types) in function declaration
drivers/char/pcxx.c:230: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
drivers/char/pcxx.c:997: error: redefinition of `__inittest'
drivers/char/pcxx.c:229: error: `__inittest' previously defined here
drivers/char/pcxx.c: In function `__inittest':
drivers/char/pcxx.c:997: error: `pcxe_init' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/char/pcxx.c: At top level:
drivers/char/pcxx.c:997: error: redefinition of `init_module'
drivers/char/pcxx.c:229: error: `init_module' previously defined here
drivers/char/pcxx.c: In function `__exittest':
drivers/char/pcxx.c:998: error: `pcxe_exit' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/char/pcxx.c: At top level:
drivers/char/pcxx.c:1025: error: `pcxe_init' used prior to declaration
drivers/char/pcxx.c: In function `pcxe_tiocmget':
drivers/char/pcxx.c:1984: error: `mstat' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/char/pcxx.c: At top level:
drivers/char/pcxx.c:206: warning: `pcxe_cleanup' defined but not used
make[2]: *** [drivers/char/pcxx.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [drivers/char] Error 2
make: *** [drivers] Error 2


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: alpha
Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-2-generic
Locale: LANG=en_AU, LC_CTYPE=en_AU (charmap=ISO-8859-1)

Versions of packages kernel-source-2.6.8 depends on:
ii  binutils                      2.15-5     The GNU assembler, linker and bina
ii  bzip2                         1.0.2-5    high-quality block-sorting file co
ii  coreutils [fileutils]         5.2.1-2    The GNU core utilities

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