PROBLEM: error in ll_rw_blk.c while compiling kernel

From: Matthew Asquith (asquith1@eisa.net.au)
Date: Fri Feb 18 2000 - 23:39:43 EST

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    While compiling my kernel, version 2.3.46, I get an ugly error message
    appear when I do "make bzImage":

    ----------------------------
    make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/block'
    gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -D__SMP__ -Wall
    -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe
    -DCPU=486 -march=i486 -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c ll_rw_blk.c
    ll_rw_blk.c:237: warning: static declaration for `generic_plug_device'
    follows non-static
    ll_rw_blk.c: In function `blk_init_queue':
    ll_rw_blk.c:256: structure has no member named `back_merges_fn'
    ll_rw_blk.c: In function `generic_make_request':
    ll_rw_blk.c:682: warning: `__entry' might be used uninitialized in this
    function
    ll_rw_blk.c:950: warning: `entry' might be used uninitialized in this
    function
    ll_rw_blk.c:566: warning: `entry' might be used uninitialized in this
    function
    make[3]: *** [ll_rw_blk.o] Error 1
    make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/block'
    make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
    make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/block'
    make[1]: *** [_subdir_block] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers'
    make: *** [_dir_drivers] Error 2
    ----------------------------

    What have I done wrong to cause this message to appear?

    Thanks a lot,
    Matthew Asquith <asquith1@eisa.net.au>





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