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How to fix the linux kernel make error: implicit declaration of function class_device_create

Asked by: jl66

When compiling code with make, I got the errors:
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make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build modules M=$PWD
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686'
  CC [M]  /home/jeff/modules/plp_kmem/plp_kmem.o
/home/jeff/modules/plp_kmem/plp_kmem.c: In function plp_kmem_init:
/home/jeff/modules/plp_kmem/plp_kmem.c:193: error: implicit declaration of function class_device_create
/home/jeff/modules/plp_kmem/plp_kmem.c: In function plp_kmem_exit:
/home/jeff/modules/plp_kmem/plp_kmem.c:212: error: implicit declaration of function class_device_destroy
make[1]: *** [/home/jeff/modules/plp_kmem/plp_kmem.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/home/jeff/modules/plp_kmem] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686'
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Can any expert shed some light on it?

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2009-05-13 at 22:25:01ID24407388
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Fedora v2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686

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kernel programming

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Answers

 

by: KeremEPosted on 2009-05-13 at 22:48:21ID: 24381991

Hi,

This is not a known error. since the kernel 2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686 is around nearly 3 months nobody reported something like that. Are you sure that all the necessary headers and develtools in place before you compile your kernel ?

Did you follow all the necessary steps before building?
http://korenofer.blogspot.com/2009/01/building-fedora-10-kernel.html

I hope this helps.

Cheers,
K.

 

by: jl66Posted on 2009-05-14 at 05:29:14ID: 24384105

Thanks for the info.
I basically use yum to upgrade Fedora 10 to this release (instead of rpm in the link you recommended). I installed the original one from CDs downloaded from linux site. The issue here is that when I tried to compile an kernel book example, the errors occurred. I believe this example was well written. The error messages are not new. There are some hits on the net, but they are not detail enough, so I asked help from your experts.  

 

by: jl66Posted on 2009-05-14 at 05:33:40ID: 24384155

The most important lines in the compiling message seem  as follows:
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error: implicit declaration of function 'class_device_create'
error: implicit declaration of function 'class_device_destroy'
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There are some hits in the net. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

 

by: climbgunksPosted on 2009-05-19 at 12:49:40ID: 24425861

the class_device_* api's  have long been deprecated.... now removed I guess.   Look at using device_create() instead.

 

by: KeremEPosted on 2009-05-19 at 13:18:08ID: 24426162

> I basically use yum to upgrade Fedora 10 to this release (instead of rpm in the link you recommended). I
> installed the original one from CDs downloaded from linux site. The issue here is that when I tried to

If wht you mean is you had a previous release of FC and you've upgraded to this version you'll may be need to check your /etc/yum.d folder and look for any .rpmnew files there If you have them you'll need to remove the ones from the older version and and be replaced by the newere version.

I think you're may be getting the older versions when updating. then you do a yum clean and redo yum update before attempting to compile.

ans will you post the output of:
rpm -qa |grep kernel


 

 

by: climbgunksPosted on 2009-05-19 at 13:37:03ID: 24426381


It looks like you're trying to compile the kernel module from the PLP book.   If that's the case, the API they're using is no more, replace the lines where you're getting errors above (they should match the first of each set below)...with the line below it.


- class_device_create(plp_kmem_class, NULL, plp_kmem_dev, NULL, "plp_kmem");
+ device_create(plp_kmem_class, NULL, plp_kmem_dev, "plp_kmem");


- class_device_destroy(plp_kmem_class, plp_kmem_dev);
+ device_destroy(plp_kmem_class, plp_kmem_dev);

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