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Bug#827561: Update 3.2.78 -> 3.2.81 broke builds in fs/fcntl.c



On Fri, 2016-06-17 at 12:27 -0700, Elliott Mitchell wrote:
> Package: linux-source-3.2
> Version: 3.2.81-1
> Severity: important
> 
> SSIA:
> 
>   CC      fs/fcntl.o
> fs/fcntl.c: In function 'setfl':
> fs/fcntl.c:186:31: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> fs/fcntl.c:187:30: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> make[2]: *** [fs/fcntl.o] Error 1
> make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> 
> That would be a problem for this update, this hunk of code is new for
> 3.2.81.  Seems someone forgot a header (I'm not yet sure which).

This code was added as part of the fix for #627782.  It builds
successfully in Debian's own configurations.

It looks like this build failure occurs if CONFIG_MODULES is disabled 
and you should be able to avoid it by enabling that.

Ben.

-- 

Ben Hutchings
We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking.
                                                              - Albert
Camus

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