[LU-102] EXPORT_SYMBOL of static function breaks compile

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:09:11 +0000

I don't know exactly when gcc started catching this, but:

gcc 4.4.4 in RHEL6 on ppc64 does not allow EXPORT_SYMBOL for
a static function (which seems reasonable). The following error
is seen on the EXPORT_SYMBOL line:

error: __ksymtab_obd_device_alloc causes a section type conflict

The fix is simply to remove the EXPORT_SYMBOL line, which I think is fine. I can't find anywhere else that references that symbol outside of that one file.

Patch is here:

http://review.whamcloud.com/262

Whamcloud Community JIRA

[LU-102] EXPORT_SYMBOL of static function breaks compile