openvswitch-datapath-dkms 1.4.6-0ubuntu1.12.04.4: openvswitch kernel module failed to build [error: conflicting types for ‘genl_notify’]
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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openvswitch (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Trying to get OpenVSwitch working. module-assistant keeps on failing with below error:
include/
│ was here
│ make[4]: ***
│ [/usr/src/
│ k-brcompat.o] Error 1
│ make[3]: ***
│ [_module_
│ Error 2
│ make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/
│ make[2]: *** [default] Error 2
│ make[2]: Leaving directory
│ `/usr/src/
│ make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Error 2
│ make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/
│ make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: openvswitch-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-45-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.8
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.13.0-45-generic
Date: Thu Feb 5 20:48:45 2015
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitec
PackageVersion: 1.4.6-0ubuntu1.
SourcePackage: openvswitch
Title: openvswitch-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
summary: |
openvswitch-datapath-dkms 1.4.6-0ubuntu1.12.04.4: openvswitch kernel - module failed to build + module failed to build [error: conflicting types for ‘genl_notify’] |
As you are using the 3.13 kernel, there really is no need to use the DKMS module as the kernel provides all of the function required in its ovs module in-tree.
Take a read of https:/ /javacruft. wordpress. com/2014/ 03/03/which- open-vswitch/