gentoo-sources-2.6.27-r3 fails to build here due to a problem with the r8169 ethernet driver. ERROR: "mii_ethtool_gset" [drivers/net/r8169.ko] undefined! Compiling as a module, kernel builds but fails during make modules_install gentoo-sources-2.6.27-r2 currently installed and working fine, looks like a regression upstream Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. make && make modules_install 2. 3. Actual Results: Problem with mii/r8169 Expected Results: I'd like it to work.
http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-netdev/2008/11/13/4089294 Greg K-H is already onto this. r3 should be masked until it gets fixed.
The response of the original poster to the help given was bit amusing. But anyway, as you may check, this means that this actually works even in r3, you just need to manually set that option.
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/11/17/45 Manually adding the above "select MII" line into /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/Kconfig r8169 module builds OK here now.
I also can confirm the break. Also, I can confirm that following patch at http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0811.2/00397.html fixes the problem.
*** Bug 247628 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Applying a patch ( or even a line on Kconfig ) by hand cant be considered as official solution. I would suggest to mark -r3 hard masked , and release an -r4 version with the appropriate patched file :)
Thanks for the bug report. There's no need to hard mask when the affected kernels are only in the testing tree and there is a simple workaround. The fix is queued up for 2.6.27.7 which was due out yesterday, so let's hold our horses for a little while and then do a new kernel release including 2.6.27.7.
*** Bug 247406 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 247890 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
fixed in gentoo-sources-2.6.27-r4, thanks for your patience
