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Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the arm tree

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  Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the arm tree Mason <slash.tmp@free.fr> - 2017-06-14 21:30 +0200

#1666163 — Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the arm tree

On 22/04/2017 01:43, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 06:12:30PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
>> Hi Mason,
>>
>> On Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:58:58 +0200 Mason <slash.tmp@free.fr> wrote:
>>>
>>> Anyway, the fix is trivial.
>>>
>>> The "pchans_used" field is an unsigned long array.
>>> for_each_clear_bit_from() expects an unsigned long pointer,
>>> not an array address.
>>>
>>> I'll send a patch to the drivers/dma maintainers.
>>
>> The fix really needs to go into the arm tree (as well?) since that is
>> the tree that has the patch that causes the build to break (even if the
>> actual bug was preexisting).
> 
> Or I drop the offending patch (done) and we get the DMA subsystem fixed
> first.  Given how long it's been this way, I doubt there's any hurry to
> get this change in for the next merge window.

Hello Russell,

Is it safe to apply the patch now?
http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/patches/viewpatch.php?id=8679/1

Regards.

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