[linux-cifs-client] undefined reference to `cifs_req_cachep'

[Clary Harridge]

Hi
I have tried to apply patch cifs-1.20-2.4/cifs_24.patch to the linux-2.4.26
kernel. I get the following errors

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ld -m elf_i386 -T /usr/src/linux-2.4.27-rc3/arch/i386/vmlinux.lds -e stext arch/i386/kernel/head.o arch/i386/kernel/init_task.o init/main.o init/version.o init/do_mounts.o \
        --start-group \
        arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o arch/i386/mm/mm.o kernel/kernel.o mm/mm.o fs/fs.o ipc/ipc.o \
         drivers/char/char.o drivers/block/block.o drivers/misc/misc.o drivers/net/net.o drivers/char/drm/drm.o drivers/net/fc/fc.o drivers/net/appletalk/appletalk.o drivers/net/tokenring/tr.o drivers/net/wan/wan.o drivers/atm/atm.o drivers/ide/idedriver.o drivers/cdrom/driver.o drivers/pci/driver.o drivers/net/pcmcia/pcmcia_net.o drivers/net/wireless/wireless_net.o drivers/pnp/pnp.o drivers/video/video.o drivers/net/hamradio/hamradio.o drivers/media/media.o drivers/md/mddev.o drivers/isdn/vmlinux-obj.o crypto/crypto.o \
        net/network.o \
        /usr/src/linux-2.4.27-rc3/arch/i386/lib/lib.a /usr/src/linux-2.4.27-rc3/lib/lib.a /usr/src/linux-2.4.27-rc3/arch/i386/lib/lib.a \
        --end-group \
        -o vmlinux
fs/fs.o(.text+0x49e9d): In function `cifs_buf_get':
: undefined reference to `cifs_req_cachep'
fs/fs.o(.text+0x49ee0): In function `cifs_buf_release':
: undefined reference to `cifs_req_cachep'
fs/fs.o(.text+0x4b9d3): In function `AllocMidQEntry':
: undefined reference to `cifs_mid_cachep'
fs/fs.o(.text+0x4baef): In function `DeleteMidQEntry':
: undefined reference to `cifs_mid_cachep'
make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
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Please advise where these cache references should be defined?

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