Re: [PATCH] Undefined symbol sync_dquots_dev() in quota.c

Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@pobox.com)
Wed, 23 Apr 2003 12:02:44 -0400


On Wed, Apr 23, 2003 at 11:59:16AM -0400, Stephane Ouellette wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> >On Wed, Apr 23, 2003 at 11:28:58AM -0400, Stephane Ouellette wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Folks,
> >>
> >> the following patch fixes a compile error under 2.4.21-rc1-ac1.
> >>sync_dev_dquots() is undefined if CONFIG_QUOTA is not set.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >The right fix would be to make sure a no-op version of sync_dev_dquots
> >exists for that case.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
>
> Jeff,
>
> the file fs/dquot.c is compiled only if CONFIG_QUOTA is set. That
> would imply modifying the Makefile and #ifdeffing most of the code
> inside dquot.c.

So? ;-)

Your patch modified fs/quota.c, which is compiled when CONFIG_QUOTACTL is
set, which in turn is set for CONFIG_QUOTA || CONFIG_XFS_QUOTA.

If you are adding CONFIG_QUOTA ifdefs to fs/quota.c, it is clear a
non-ifdef solution can be achieved.

Jeff

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