Error building hp-be2net on RHEL 5.7

[Josh Trutwin]

Hi, have an error trying to build hp-be2net driver on a bl460c G7 running RHEL 5.7 x86_64. Same error with hp-be2net-2.104.277.1-2.src.rpm downloadable from HP or hp-be2net-2.104.225.7-1.src.rpm available in PSP 8.70.

# rpm -ivh hp-be2net-2.104.277.1-2.src.rpm
   1:hp-be2net              ########################################### [100%]

# rpmbuild -bb /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/hp-benet.kmp.spec
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.25495
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ LANG=C
+ export LANG
+ unset DISPLAY
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ rm -rf hp-be2net-2.104.277.1
+ /usr/bin/gzip -dc /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1.tar.gz
+ tar -xvvf -
drwxr-xr-x root/root         0 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/
-rw-r--r-- root/root     49275 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/be_cmds.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root     14888 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/be_compat.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root     30627 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/be_cmds.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root       210 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/Makefile
-rw-r--r-- root/root     18693 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/COPYING
-rw-r--r-- root/root     12885 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/be.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root      2616 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/be_misc.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root     15180 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/be_proc.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root     87718 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/be_main.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root     14868 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/be_compat.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root      1295 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/version.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root     12771 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/be_hw.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root     19939 2011-03-14 16:20:53 hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/be_ethtool.c
+ STATUS=0
+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'
+ cd hp-be2net-2.104.277.1
++ /usr/bin/id -u
+ '[' 0 = 0 ']'
+ /bin/chown -Rhf root .
++ /usr/bin/id -u
+ '[' 0 = 0 ']'
+ /bin/chgrp -Rhf root .
+ /bin/chmod -Rf a+rX,u+w,g-w,o-w .
+ set -- COPYING Makefile be.h be_cmds.c be_cmds.h be_compat.c be_compat.h be_ethtool.c be_hw.h be_main.c be_misc.c be_proc.c version.h
+ mkdir source
+ mv COPYING Makefile be.h be_cmds.c be_cmds.h be_compat.c be_compat.h be_ethtool.c be_hw.h be_main.c be_misc.c be_proc.c version.h source/
+ mkdir obj
+ exit 0
Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.25495
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ cd hp-be2net-2.104.277.1
+ LANG=C
+ export LANG
+ unset DISPLAY
+ export 'EXTRA_CFLAGS=-DVERSION=\"2.104.277.1\"'
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS='-DVERSION=\"2.104.277.1\"'
+ for flavor in default
+ rm -rf obj/default
+ cp -r source obj/default
+ export src=/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/obj/default
+ src=/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/obj/default
++ '[' default = default ']'
+ make -C /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-274.el5-x86_64 modules M=/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/obj/default CONFIG_BE2NET=m
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-274.el5-x86_64'
  CC [M]  /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/obj/default/be_main.o
In file included from /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/obj/default/be.h:38,
                 from /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/obj/default/be_main.c:18:
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/obj/default/be_compat.h:480: error: redefinition of 'netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align'
include/linux/skbuff.h:1364: error: previous definition of 'netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align' was here
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/obj/default/be_compat.h:536: error: redefinition of 'skb_checksum_none_assert'
include/linux/skbuff.h:1827: error: previous definition of 'skb_checksum_none_assert' was here
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/obj/default/be_main.c: In function 'be_probe':
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/obj/default/be_main.c:3237: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
make[1]: *** [/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/obj/default/be_main.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/hp-be2net-2.104.277.1/obj/default] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-274.el5-x86_64'
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.25495 (%build)


RPM build errors:
    Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.25495 (%build)

I'm not very good at figuring out these kinds or C compliation errors.  Anyone have any ideas?

# rpm -qa | grep kernel
kernel-headers-2.6.18-274.el5
kernel-devel-2.6.18-274.el5
kernel-2.6.18-238.el5
kernel-2.6.18-274.el5

# uname -a
Linux airwave 2.6.18-274.el5 #1 SMP Fri Jul 8 17:36:59 EDT 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Thanks,

Josh

[JJUXVIRT]

Josh,

It seems that, the current kernel version higher. Installation instructions text file doesn't talk about RHEK5 U7 under "operating system". What's the NIC card model?

[Josh Trutwin]

Sorry for the delays replying - busy time of year here:

Embedded NC553i Dual Port FlexFabric 10GbE Converged Network Adapter

# lspci | grep -i nic
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Emulex Corporation OneConnect 10Gb NIC (be3) (rev 01)
02:00.1 Ethernet controller: Emulex Corporation OneConnect 10Gb NIC (be3) (rev 01)

I have a support case open with HP - sounds like a RHEL 5.7 kernel issue perhaps...

Josh

[klemerS]

Hi.

The driver on psp 8.70 is not certified  for rhel5.7 .   on rhel5.7 the be2net  driver version is 4.0.100r which is 

much higher than the one you got in the PSP kit. 

Shalom.

[Matti_Kurkela]

The compiler error messages suggest some in-kernel definitions have changed by one of the kernel patches added between RHEL 5.6 -> 5.7.

However, as others have stated, RHEL 5.7 has a standard be2net driver with a higher version number than the hp-be2net driver. Perhaps RedHat has updated the standard be2net driver in 5.7, so the hp-be2net will not be required in RHEL 5.7 and newer?

The RHEL 5.7 Release Notes document says:

• The be2net driver for ServerEngines BladeEngine2 10Gbps network devices is updated, adding support for multicast filter on the Lancer family of CNAs and enabling IPv6 TSO support.