Module-compilation problems

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#1

Hello all,

I’ve installed openSUSE 11.1 (Kernel 2.6.27.21-0.1-pae). The bonding-module has the version 3.3.0. In the new 2.6.29-kernel, I found a newer version of the bonding-module.

So, I have downloaded the kernel-source (2.6.29) and tried to compile only the bonding-module/driver.

I have created the following Makefile:


opensuse:/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding # cat Makefile
#
# Makefile for the Ethernet Bonding driver
#
obj-m := bonding.o
bonding-objs := bond_main.o bond_3ad.o bond_alb.o bond_sysfs.o

all:
        make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) modules

clean:
        make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) clean

When I start a “make”, I always receive errors:


opensuse:/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding # make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.27.21-0.1-pae/build M=/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.21-0.1-obj/i386/pae'
make -C /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.21-0.1 O=/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.21-0.1-obj/i386/pae/. modules
  CC [M]  /tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.o
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_vlan_rx_registerâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:456: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named ânetdev_opsâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:459: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:460: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_vlan_rx_add_vidâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:478: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named ânetdev_opsâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:481: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:482: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_vlan_rx_kill_vidâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:508: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named ânetdev_opsâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:511: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:516: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_add_vlans_on_slaveâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:532: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named ânetdev_opsâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:540: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:541: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:544: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:548: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_del_vlans_from_slaveâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:556: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named ânetdev_opsâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:566: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:574: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:580: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:581: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_check_dev_linkâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:690: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named ânetdev_opsâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:698: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_compute_featuresâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:1350: error: âNETIF_F_ONE_FOR_ALLâ undeclared (first use in this function)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:1350: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:1350: error: for each function it appears in.)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:1353: error: implicit declaration of function ânetdev_increment_featuresâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:1362: error: implicit declaration of function ânetdev_fix_featuresâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_enslaveâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:1388: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named ânetdev_opsâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:1397: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:1479: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_get_statsâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:3906: error: implicit declaration of function âdev_get_statsâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:3906: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_neigh_setupâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4129: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named ânetdev_opsâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4130: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4131: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_change_mtuâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4165: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named ânetdev_opsâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_set_mac_addressâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4252: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named ânetdev_opsâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4255: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: At top level:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4585: error: variable âbond_netdev_opsâ has initializer but incomplete type
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4586: error: unknown field ândo_openâ specified in initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4586: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4586: warning: (near initialization for âbond_netdev_opsâ)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4587: error: unknown field ândo_stopâ specified in initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4587: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4587: warning: (near initialization for âbond_netdev_opsâ)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4588: error: unknown field ândo_start_xmitâ specified in initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4588: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4588: warning: (near initialization for âbond_netdev_opsâ)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4589: error: unknown field ândo_get_statsâ specified in initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4589: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4589: warning: (near initialization for âbond_netdev_opsâ)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4590: error: unknown field ândo_do_ioctlâ specified in initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4590: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4590: warning: (near initialization for âbond_netdev_opsâ)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4591: error: unknown field ândo_set_multicast_listâ specified in initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4591: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4591: warning: (near initialization for âbond_netdev_opsâ)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4592: error: unknown field ândo_change_mtuâ specified in initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4592: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4592: warning: (near initialization for âbond_netdev_opsâ)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4593: error: unknown field ândo_set_mac_addressâ specified in initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4593: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4593: warning: (near initialization for âbond_netdev_opsâ)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4594: error: unknown field ândo_neigh_setupâ specified in initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4594: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4594: warning: (near initialization for âbond_netdev_opsâ)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4595: error: unknown field ândo_vlan_rx_registerâ specified in initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4595: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4595: warning: (near initialization for âbond_netdev_opsâ)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4596: error: unknown field ândo_vlan_rx_add_vidâ specified in initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4596: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4596: warning: (near initialization for âbond_netdev_opsâ)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4597: error: unknown field ândo_vlan_rx_kill_vidâ specified in initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4597: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4597: warning: (near initialization for âbond_netdev_opsâ)
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c: In function âbond_initâ:
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4632: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named ânetdev_opsâ
/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:4643: error: âIFF_MASTER_ARPMONâ undeclared (first use in this function)
make[4]: *** [/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/bonding] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.21-0.1-obj/i386/pae'
make: *** [all] Error 2

What’s the reason, that I always receive this errors? Is it not possible, to compile only one module/driver?

Thanks a lot.
Tom

#2

netdevice.h file has changed in the newer kernel. So, you can not compile the new kernel module with old kernel headers.

#3

Is there a way to include this kernel-header file, so that I can compile the new bonding-driver?

Thanks a lot.
Tom

#4

Just tried it (had to patch the original driver heavily, disabling some new functionality just to get it compatible with 2.6.27) and it compiled, but it was not loadable due to undefined module symbols.

And BTW:

If you post your problem in several fora at the same time, then at least post cross references.

Kernel-Module kompilieren (bonding) schlaegt immer fehl - linuxforen.de – User helfen Usern

LINUX openSUSE - Kernel-Module kompilieren schlaegt immer fehl

Those are the two I found with google in 2 minues (while searching for a possible solution), so I suspect there might even be more, this is not very polite to let different fora work on your problem at the same time without informing each other and by that letting them do double/triple the work for you.

#5

First of all, you have to check the dependency of netdevice.h on other modules and the kernel itself. If you don’t find any, then you can get the new kernel header files and compile. If you see dependency on kernel itself, you can not proceed. If you find any dependency on other modules, then you need to compile those modules too.
Again, if you do it, make sure that you don’t do automatic updates because that may overwrite some of your compiled modules.
So, the conclusion is that you should do it only if you really need to do it.

#6

Thanks a lot for your answers. I will do a cross reference to this post in the other both foras (there are not more posts in other foras.).

As it seems, it’s not really simple, to compile a newer version of the bonding-driver in my running kernel. Probably, I will wait to the official 2.6.29-distribution-kernel.
Thanks.
Tom

#7

You can wait for openSUSE 11.2 or try the milestone version.

#8

Thanks for your answers.
You can have a look to another post in another fora:
Kernel-Module kompilieren (bonding) schlägt immer fehl - linuxforen.de – User helfen Usern

Tom