[ovs-dev] issue on building openvswitch 2.1.2 on RHEL 7.0

Flavio Leitner fbl at redhat.com
Tue Jul 22 21:29:33 UTC 2014


Hi,

RHEL-7 kernel package comes with openvswitch module ready, so why are you
compiling the external module?

I am willing to fix the issue anyway, so feel free to open a bugzilla
at http://bugzilla.redhat.com.

Thanks,
fbl

On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:26:02AM -0700, Jesse Gross wrote:
> You will likely have better luck posting this on a mailing list and
> also asking Red Hat people.
> 
> On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 9:27 PM, JIANGANG Zhang <jgzhang at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey Jesse,
> >
> > I am trying to build openvswitch 2.1.2 on RHEL/CentOS 7.0, but getting
> > similar problem as in
> > http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/discuss/2014-January/012573.html. The
> > following is the errors:
> >
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/net/genetlink.h:24:31:
> > error: static declaration of 'genlmsg_new_unicast' follows non-static
> > declaration
> >
> >  static inline struct sk_buff *genlmsg_new_unicast(size_t payload,
> >
> >                                ^
> >
> > In file included from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/net/genetlink.h:7:0,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/datapath/linux/datapath.c:52:
> >
> > include/net/genetlink.h:162:17: note: previous declaration of
> > 'genlmsg_new_unicast' was here
> >
> >  struct sk_buff *genlmsg_new_unicast(size_t payload, struct genl_info *info,
> >
> >                  ^
> >
> > In file included from include/net/ndisc.h:52:0,
> >
> >                  from include/net/ipv6.h:20,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/net/ipv6.h:6,
> >
> >                  from include/net/inetpeer.h:15,
> >
> >                  from include/net/route.h:28,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/../compat.h:25,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/../datapath.h:29,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/datapath/linux/datapath.c:57:
> >
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/linux/hash.h:10:8:
> > error: redefinition of 'struct fast_hash_ops'
> >
> >  struct fast_hash_ops {
> >
> >         ^
> >
> > In file included from include/linux/hash.h:18:0,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/linux/hash.h:4,
> >
> >                  from include/net/ndisc.h:52,
> >
> >                  from include/net/ipv6.h:20,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/net/ipv6.h:6,
> >
> >                  from include/net/inetpeer.h:15,
> >
> >                  from include/net/route.h:28,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/../compat.h:25,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/../datapath.h:29,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/datapath/linux/datapath.c:57:
> >
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/asm/hash.h:9:8:
> > note: originally defined here
> >
> >  struct fast_hash_ops;
> >
> >         ^
> >
> > In file included from include/net/ndisc.h:52:0,
> >
> >                  from include/net/ipv6.h:20,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/net/ipv6.h:6,
> >
> >                  from include/net/inetpeer.h:15,
> >
> >                  from include/net/route.h:28,
> >
> >                  from include/net/ip.h:31,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/net/ip.h:4,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/datapath/linux/actions.c:31:
> >
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/linux/hash.h:10:8:
> > error: redefinition of 'struct fast_hash_ops'
> >
> >  struct fast_hash_ops {
> >
> >         ^
> >
> > In file included from include/linux/hash.h:18:0,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/linux/hash.h:4,
> >
> >                  from include/net/ndisc.h:52,
> >
> >                  from include/net/ipv6.h:20,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/net/ipv6.h:6,
> >
> >                  from include/net/inetpeer.h:15,
> >
> >                  from include/net/route.h:28,
> >
> >                  from include/net/ip.h:31,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/net/ip.h:4,
> >
> >                  from
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/datapath/linux/actions.c:31:
> >
> > /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/asm/hash.h:9:8:
> > note: originally defined here
> >
> >  struct fast_hash_ops;
> >
> >         ^
> >
> > make[2]: ***
> > [/root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/datapath/linux/actions.o]
> > Error 1
> >
> > make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> >
> > make[2]: ***
> > [/root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/datapath/linux/datapath.o]
> > Error 1
> >
> > make[1]: ***
> > [_module_/root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/datapath/linux]
> > Error 2
> >
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64'
> >
> > make: *** [default] Error 2
> >
> > make: Leaving directory
> > `/root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-2.1.2/_default/datapath/linux'
> >
> > error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.o9R5Sb (%build)
> >
> >
> >
> > RPM build errors:
> >
> >     Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.o9R5Sb (%build)
> >
> >
> >
> > Any insight and help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > JZ
> >
> >
> 



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