2.6.1 compile error - drivers/block/swim3.c (powerpc)

Hello,

I know that gcc 3.3.2 is not an officially supported compiler, but this error seems to be of the generic kind. swim3.c fails to compile for me on powerpc.

Please CC me in any replies.

Thanks,
Jim Garrison

CC drivers/block/swim3.o
drivers/block/swim3.c:224: error: parse error before '*' token drivers/block/swim3.c:224: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
drivers/block/swim3.c:292: error: parse error before '*' token drivers/block/swim3.c:293: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `do_fd_request':
drivers/block/swim3.c:302: warning: implicit declaration of function `sti'
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `start_request':
drivers/block/swim3.c:315: warning: implicit declaration of function `elv_next_request'
drivers/block/swim3.c:315: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
drivers/block/swim3.c:324: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:324: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:325: warning: implicit declaration of function `end_request'
drivers/block/swim3.c:328: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:337: warning: implicit declaration of function `rq_data_dir'
drivers/block/swim3.c:346: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:347: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `set_timeout':
drivers/block/swim3.c:363: warning: implicit declaration of function `save_flags'
drivers/block/swim3.c:363: warning: implicit declaration of function `cli'
drivers/block/swim3.c:371: warning: implicit declaration of function `restore_flags'
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `setup_transfer':
drivers/block/swim3.c:422: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:430: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:431: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:443: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:447: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `xfer_timeout':
drivers/block/swim3.c:598: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:599: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:601: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `swim3_interrupt':
drivers/block/swim3.c:623: warning: long unsigned int format, int arg (arg 3)
drivers/block/swim3.c:695: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:696: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:697: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:706: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:715: warning: long unsigned int format, int arg (arg 3)
drivers/block/swim3.c:721: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:722: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:723: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:724: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `floppy_ioctl':
drivers/block/swim3.c:817: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `floppy_open':
drivers/block/swim3.c:843: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `floppy_release':
drivers/block/swim3.c:909: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `floppy_check_change':
drivers/block/swim3.c:920: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `floppy_revalidate':
drivers/block/swim3.c:926: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `swim3_init':
drivers/block/swim3.c:999: warning: implicit declaration of function `alloc_disk'
drivers/block/swim3.c:999: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
drivers/block/swim3.c:1004: error: `FLOPPY_MAJOR' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/block/swim3.c:1004: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
drivers/block/swim3.c:1004: error: for each function it appears in.) drivers/block/swim3.c:1009: warning: implicit declaration of function `blk_init_queue'
drivers/block/swim3.c:1009: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
drivers/block/swim3.c:1017: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1018: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1019: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1020: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1021: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1022: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1023: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/block/swim3.c:1024: warning: implicit declaration of function `set_capacity'
drivers/block/swim3.c:1025: warning: implicit declaration of function add_disk'drivers/block/swim3.c:1033: warning: implicit declaration of function put_disk'drivers/block/swim3.c: In function `swim3_add_device':
drivers/block/swim3.c:1084: warning: implicit declaration of function `request_irq'
drivers/block/swim3.c: At top level:
drivers/block/swim3.c:962: warning: `floppy_off' defined but not used make[2]: *** [drivers/block/swim3.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [drivers/block] Error 2
make: *** [drivers] Error 2

This is a known problem which has been going on for quite a while. Search the LKML archives for info and pointers to fixes, or use Ben's powermac kernel tree.