Rafael reported:

I get the following error from 'make modules_install' on my test boxes:

  HOSTCC  firmware/ihex2fw
/home/rafael/src/linux-2.6/firmware/ihex2fw.c:268: fatal error: opening dependency file firmware/.ihex2fw.d: Read-only file system
compilation terminated.
make[3]: *** [firmware/ihex2fw] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_modinst_post] Error 2
make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2

where the configuration is that the kernel is compiled on a build box
with 'make O=<destdir> -j5' and then <destdir> is mounted over NFS read-only by
each test box (full path to this directory is the same on the build box and on
the test boxes).  Then, I cd into <destdir>, run 'make modules_install' and get
the error above.

The issue turns out to be that we when we install firmware pick
up the list of firmware blobs from firmware/Makefile.
And this triggers the Makefile rules to update ihex2fw.

There were two solutions for this issue:
1) Move the list of firmware blobs to a separate file
2) Avoid ihex2fw rebuild by moving it to scripts

As I seriously beleive that the list of firmware blobs should be
done in a fundamental different way solution 2) was selected.
Reported-and-tested-by: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>
Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>

On 2008-12-30 11:32:33, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> We have added a few additional validation checks of the userspace headers:
...
> 3) We should include <linux/types.h> and not <asm/types.h>
> 4) If we use a __[us]{8,16,32,64} type then we must include <linux/types.h>

Satisfy these requirements for the linux/qnx*.h headers.
Signed-off-by: Anders Larsen <al@alarsen.net>
Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>

The __SWAB_64_THRU_32__ case of a 64-bit byte swap was depending on the
no-longer-existant ___swab32() method (three underscores).  We got rid
of some of the worst indirection and complexity, and now it should just
use the 32-bit swab function that was defined right above it.
Reported-and-tested-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Reported-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

This implementation caused problems in userspace which can, and does
define _both_ __LITTLE_ENDIAN and __BIG_ENDIAN.
Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

The first step to make swab.h a regular header that will
include an asm/swab.h with arch overrides.

Avoid the gratuitous differences introduced in the new
linux/swab.h by naming the ___constant_swabXX bits and
__fswabXX bits exactly as found in the old implementation
in byteorder/swab[b].h

Use this new swab.h in byteorder/[big|little]_endian.h and
remove the two old swab headers.

Although the inclusion of asm/byteorder.h looks strange in
linux/swab.h, this will allow each arch to move the actual
arch overrides for the swab bits in an asm file and then
the includes can be cleaned up without requiring a flag day
for all arches at once.

Keep providing __fswabXX in case some userspace was using them
directly, but the revised __swabXX should be used instead in
any new code and will always do constant folding not dependent
on the optimization level, which means the __constant versions
can be phased out in-kernel.

Arches that use the old-style arch macros will lose their
optimized versions until they move to the new style, but at
least they will still compile.  Many arches have already moved
and the patches to move the remaining arches are trivial.
Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

* 'drm-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6:
  drm: fix ordering of driver unload vs agp unload.
  drm/i915: Respect the other stolen memory sizes we know of.
  drm/i915: Non-mobile parts don't have integrated TV-out.
  drm/i915: Add support for integrated HDMI on G4X hardware.
  drm/i915: Pin cursor bo and unpin old bo when setting cursor.
  drm/i915: Don't allow objects to get bound while VT switched.

For KMS drivers, we really need to cleanup the driver before disabling
the AGP subsystem.
Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>

fd.o bug #19336.
Signed-off-by: Eric Anholt <eric@anholt.net>
Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@linux.ie>

Signed-off-by: Eric Anholt <eric@anholt.net>
Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@linux.ie>

This is ported directly from the userland 2D driver code.  The HDMI audio bits
aren't hooked up yet.
Signed-off-by: Eric Anholt <eric@anholt.net>
Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@linux.ie>

We also didn't track the cursor bo before and would leak a reference
when the cursor image was change.
Signed-off-by: Kristian Høgsberg <krh@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Anholt <eric@anholt.net>
Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@linux.ie>

This avoids a BUG_ON in the enter_vt path due to objects being in the GTT
when we shouldn't have ever let them be (as we're not supposed to touch the
device during that time).

This was triggered by a change in the 2D driver to use the GTT mapping of
objects after pinning them to improve software fallback performance.
Signed-off-by: Eric Anholt <eric@anholt.net>
Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@linux.ie>

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input: (29 commits)
  Input: i8042 - add Dell Vostro 1510 to nomux list
  Input: gtco - use USB endpoint API
  Input: add support for Maple controller as a joystick
  Input: atkbd - broaden the Dell DMI signatures
  Input: HIL drivers - add MODULE_ALIAS()
  Input: map_to_7segment.h - convert to __inline__ for userspace
  Input: add support for enhanced rotary controller on pxa930 and pxa935
  Input: add support for trackball on pxa930 and pxa935
  Input: add da9034 touchscreen support
  Input: ads7846 - strict_strtoul takes unsigned long
  Input: make some variables and functions static
  Input: add tsc2007 based touchscreen driver
  Input: psmouse - add module parameters to control OLPC touchpad delays
  Input: i8042 - add Gigabyte M912 netbook to noloop exception table
  Input: atkbd - Samsung NC10 key repeat fix
  Input: atkbd - add keyboard quirk for HP Pavilion ZV6100 laptop
  Input: libps2 - handle 0xfc responses from devices
  Input: add support for Wacom W8001 penabled serial touchscreen
  Input: synaptics - report multi-taps only if supported by the device
  Input: add joystick driver for Walkera WK-0701 RC transmitter
  ...

Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6:
  CRED: Fix regression in cap_capable() as shown up by sys_faccessat() [ver #3]
  Revert "CRED: Fix regression in cap_capable() as shown up by sys_faccessat() [ver #2]"
  SELinux: shrink sizeof av_inhert selinux_class_perm and context
  CRED: Fix regression in cap_capable() as shown up by sys_faccessat() [ver #2]
  keys: fix sparse warning by adding __user annotation to cast
  smack: Add support for unlabeled network hosts and networks
  selinux: Deprecate and schedule the removal of the the compat_net functionality
  netlabel: Update kernel configuration API

Merge branch 'timers-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'timers-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  hrtimer: splitout peek ahead functionality, fix
  hrtimer: fixup comments
  hrtimer: fix recursion deadlock by re-introducing the softirq
  hrtimer: simplify hotplug migration
  hrtimer: fix HOTPLUG_CPU=n compile warning
  hrtimer: splitout peek ahead functionality

Merge branch 'sched-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'sched-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  sched: fix section mismatch
  sched: fix double kfree in failure path
  sched: clean up arch_reinit_sched_domains()
  sched: mark sched_create_sysfs_power_savings_entries() as __init
  getrusage: RUSAGE_THREAD should return ru_utime and ru_stime
  sched: fix sched_slice()
  sched_clock: prevent scd->clock from moving backwards, take #2
  sched: sched.c declare variables before they get used

Merge branch 'irq-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'irq-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  genirq: provide irq_to_desc() to non-genirq architectures too

Merge branch 'core-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'core-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  rcu: fix rcutorture bug
  rcu: eliminate synchronize_rcu_xxx macro
  rcu: make treercu safe for suspend and resume
  rcu: fix rcutree grace-period-latency bug on small systems
  futex: catch certain assymetric (get|put)_futex_key calls
  futex: make futex_(get|put)_key() calls symmetric
  locking, percpu counters: introduce separate lock classes
  swiotlb: clean up EXPORT_SYMBOL usage
  swiotlb: remove unnecessary declaration
  swiotlb: replace architecture-specific swiotlb.h with linux/swiotlb.h
  swiotlb: add support for systems with highmem
  swiotlb: store phys address in io_tlb_orig_addr array
  swiotlb: add hwdev to swiotlb_phys_to_bus() / swiotlb_sg_to_bus()

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6:
  ASoC: Fix SND_SOC_ALL_CODECS handling of dual SPI and I2C control buses
  ASoC: Use snd_soc_dapm_nc_pin() in at91sam9g20ek
  ASoC: TWL4030: Convert the bitfield enums to VALUE_ENUM type
  ASoC: New enum type: value_enum
  pxa2xx-ac97: switch AC unit to correct state before probing
  ASoC: Clocking fixes for davinci-evm.c
  ASoC: Mark non-connected TWL4030 pins for pandora
  ASoC: OMAP: Select OMAP pin multiplexing when using Nokia N810 ASoC drivers

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/staging-2.6: (237 commits)
  Staging: android: binder: fix build errors
  Staging: android: add lowmemorykiller driver
  Staging: android: remove dummy android.c driver
  Staging: android: timed_gpio: Rename android_timed_gpio to timed_gpio
  Staging: android: add timed_gpio driver
  Staging: android: add ram_console driver
  Staging: android: add logging driver
  staging: android: binder: Fix use of euid
  Staging: android: binder: Fix gcc warnings about improper format specifiers for size_t in printk
  Staging: android: add binder driver
  Staging: add android framework
  Staging: epl: fix netdev->priv b0rkage
  Staging: epl: hr timers all run in hard irq context now
  Staging: epl: run Lindent on *.c files
  Staging: epl: run Lindent on *.h files
  Staging: epl: run Lindent on all user/*.h files
  Staging: epl: run Lindent on all kernel/*.h files
  Staging: add epl stack
  Staging: frontier: fix compiler warnings
  Staging: frontier: remove unused alphatrack_sysfs.c file
  ...

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6: (60 commits)
  uio: make uio_info's name and version const
  UIO: Documentation for UIO ioport info handling
  UIO: Pass information about ioports to userspace (V2)
  UIO: uio_pdrv_genirq: allow custom irq_flags
  UIO: use pci_ioremap_bar() in drivers/uio
  arm: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  libata: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  avr: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  block: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  chris: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  dmi: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  gadget: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  gpio: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  gpu: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  hwmon: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  i2o: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  IA64: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  i7300_idle: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  infiniband: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  ISDN: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
  ...

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/fuse:
  fuse: clean up annotations of fc->lock
  fuse: fix sparse warning in ioctl
  fuse: update interface version
  fuse: add fuse_conn->release()
  fuse: separate out fuse_conn_init() from new_conn()
  fuse: add fuse_ prefix to several functions
  fuse: implement poll support
  fuse: implement unsolicited notification
  fuse: add file kernel handle
  fuse: implement ioctl support
  fuse: don't let fuse_req->end() put the base reference
  fuse: move FUSE_MINOR to miscdevice.h
  fuse: style fixes

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bart/ide-2.6: (41 commits)
  scc_pata: make use of scc_dma_sff_read_status()
  ide-dma-sff: factor out ide_dma_sff_write_status()
  ide: move read_sff_dma_status() method to 'struct ide_dma_ops'
  ide: don't set hwif->dma_ops in init_dma() method
  Resurrect IT8172 IDE controller driver
  piix: sync ich_laptop[] with ata_piix.c
  ide: update warm-plug HOWTO
  ide: fix ide_port_scan() to do ACPI setup after initializing request queues
  ide: remove now redundant ->cur_dev checks
  ide: remove unused ide_hwif_t.sg_mapped field
  ide: struct ide_atapi_pc - remove unused fields and update documentation
  ide: remove superfluous hwif variable assignment from ide_timer_expiry()
  ide: use ide_pci_is_in_compatibility_mode() helper in setup-pci.c
  ide: make "paranoia" ->handler check in ide_intr() more strict
  ide-cd: convert to ide-atapi facilities
  ide-cd: start DMA before sending the actual packet command
  ide-cd: wait for DRQ to get set per default
  ide: Fix drive's DWORD-IO handling
  ide: add port and host iterators
  ide: dynamic allocation of device structures
  ...