[ovs-discuss] CentOS 6.4 kernel module rpm build error

[Jesse Gross]

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Lucas Brasilino
<lucas.brasilino at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Denis:
>
>> Can't build kernel module RPM on CentOS 6.4:
>
>> /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-1.9.0/_default/../datapath/linux/compat/include/linux
>> /skbuff.h:249: error: redefinition of 'skb_reset_mac_len'
>> include/linux/skbuff.h:1284: note: previous definition of 'skb_reset_mac_len' was here
>> make[2]: *** [/root/rpmbuild/BUILD/openvswitch-1.9.0/_default/datapath/linux/genetlink-brcompat.o] Error 1
>
> This issue was discussed here a some time ago, around CentOS 6.3 OVS
> build process. I bet you should apply the same solution. Just make
> some search on mailing list archives.

I believe this is a new issue with an additional backport that was
introduced in Centos 6.4.  I sent out a patch to fix it.