Hi Ratheendran,

I have attached the patch I used for building under linux 3.4.7 -- I got similar
build errors as you, so hopefully it will help.

I also have a patch to fix the 'inband tags' option on linux, but I am waiting
for feedback (see previous mail) before releasing.

Cheers,

Angus

On 12/06/2012 04:48 AM, Ratheendran R wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I recently changed the kernel for my arm9 based system from linux 2.6.21
> to linux 3.6.8. I then applied the patch as suggested in the Readme
> document.
> 
> now, when I select the YAFFS2 package with the kernel configuration and
> compile I get the error message and I am not able to do any thing further.
> 
> 
> site used to download yaffs2...
> *it clone git://www.aleph1.co.uk/yaffs2 <http://www.aleph1.co.uk/yaffs2>*
> 
> messages capturing the compilation error.
> 
> 
> esslsdk@esslsdk-desktop:~/linux_kernel/linux-3.6.8_newyffs$ make
> scripts/kconfig/conf --silentoldconfig Kconfig
>   CHK     include/linux/version.h
>   CHK     include/generated/utsrelease.h
> make[1]: `include/generated/mach-types.h' is up to date.
>   CALL    scripts/checksyscalls.sh
>   CHK     include/generated/compile.h
>   CHK     kernel/config_data.h
>   CC      fs/yaffs2/yaffs_ecc.o
>   CC      fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.o
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:438: warning: initialization from incompatible
> pointer type
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:439: warning: initialization from incompatible
> pointer type
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:443: warning: initialization from incompatible
> pointer type
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:445: warning: initialization from incompatible
> pointer type
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:478: error: unknown field 'write_super' specified
> in initializer
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:478: warning: initialization from incompatible
> pointer type
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c: In function 'yaffs_evict_inode':
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:873: error: implicit declaration of function
> 'end_writeback'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c: In function 'yaffs_do_sync_fs':
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2203: error: 'struct super_block' has no member
> named 's_dirt'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2214: error: 'struct super_block' has no member
> named 's_dirt'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2216: error: 'struct super_block' has no member
> named 's_dirt'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c: In function 'yaffs_put_super':
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2506: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'sync'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2507: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'sync'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c: In function 'yaffs_touch_super':
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2523: error: 'struct super_block' has no member
> named 's_dirt'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c: In function 'yaffs_internal_read_super':
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2699: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'erase'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2700: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'read'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2701: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'write'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2702: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'read_oob'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2703: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'write_oob'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2704: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'block_isbad'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2705: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'block_markbad'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2729: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'erase'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2730: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'block_isbad'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2731: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'block_markbad'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2731: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'read'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2731: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'write'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2733: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'read_oob'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2733: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'write_oob'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2754: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'erase'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2754: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'read'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2754: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'write'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2756: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'read_oob'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2756: error: 'struct mtd_info' has no member named
> 'write_oob'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2946: error: implicit declaration of function
> 'd_alloc_root'
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2946: warning: assignment makes pointer from
> integer without a cast
> fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.c:2955: error: 'struct super_block' has no member
> named 's_dirt'
> make[2]: *** [fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [fs/yaffs2] Error 2
> make: *** [fs] Error 2
> 
> 
> Kindly let me know the workaround for this problem.I appreciate if any
> one can help me in fixing the problem.
> 
> Ratheendran
> 
> 
> 
> 
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