'make' is no longer producing *.ko files?

'make' is no longer producing *.ko files?

[Michael Park]

Hello,

I'm running into a strange problem of 'make' not producing any *.ko
files recently (kvm-82). This seems rather odd, as 'make' still
completes successfully (echo $? returns 0), and there are *.o files
that are output as a result.

I've done a paste of my ./configure and make steps here:

http://rafb.net/p/BKK6yH11.html

[emparq@bart:~]$ uname -a
Linux bart.localdomain 2.6.27.9-73.fc9.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Dec 16
14:54:03 EST 2008x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[emparq@bart:~]$ cat /etc/issue
Fedora release 9 (Sulphur)
Kernel \r on an \m (\l)

Has anyone seen this behavior before? (I successfully compiled kvm-79,
kvm-80, and kvm-81, however recently I've noticed that this problem is
occurring when I try to build those previous kvm releases as well. Is
this a Fedora kernel-devel problem?


--Mike

Re: 'make' is no longer producing *.ko files?

[walt]

On Tue, 30 Dec 2008, Michael Park wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm running into a strange problem of 'make' not producing any *.ko
> files recently (kvm-82). This seems rather odd, as 'make' still
> completes successfully (echo $? returns 0), and there are *.o files
> that are output as a result.
>
> I've done a paste of my ./configure and make steps here:
>
> http://rafb.net/p/BKK6yH11.html
>
> [emparq@bart:~]$ uname -a
> Linux bart.localdomain 2.6.27.9-73.fc9.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Dec 16
> 14:54:03 EST 2008x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> [emparq@bart:~]$ cat /etc/issue
> Fedora release 9 (Sulphur)
> Kernel \r on an \m (\l)
>
> Has anyone seen this behavior before? (I successfully compiled kvm-79,
> kvm-80, and kvm-81, however recently I've noticed that this problem is
> occurring when I try to build those previous kvm releases as well. Is
> this a Fedora kernel-devel problem?

Just curious -- have you not been using the kvm modules included with
the linux kernel?  (I'm assuming you mean kvm.ko and friends?)

Re: 'make' is no longer producing *.ko files?

[Michael Park]

Hi there,

> Just curious -- have you not been using the kvm modules included with
> the linux kernel?  (I'm assuming you mean kvm.ko and friends?)

I started out with Fedora's packaged kvm module, but at some point I
went the upstream route (thinking back now, I don't remember the
reason why I wanted the newer stuff).

...and yes, there are no *.ko files to be found, currently, despite
'make' exiting with 0.


--Mike

Re: 'make' is no longer producing *.ko files?

[walt]

Michael Park wrote:
> Hi there,
>
>> Just curious -- have you not been using the kvm modules included with
>> the linux kernel?  (I'm assuming you mean kvm.ko and friends?)
>
> I started out with Fedora's packaged kvm module, but at some point I
> went the upstream route (thinking back now, I don't remember the
> reason why I wanted the newer stuff).
>
> ...and yes, there are no *.ko files to be found, currently, despite
> 'make' exiting with 0.

This may be of no help to you whatever, but I use the 
--With-patched-kernel flag for configure or the compile of kvm-userspace 
fails with
errors caused by out-of-date headers in /usr/include/linux.

I track the git repository of kvm-userspace along with Linus's git
kernel repository, which is much more recent than the kernel that
Fedora is shipping, so my experience may be quite irrelevant to yours.
Just another data point for your reference.

Re: 'make' is no longer producing *.ko files?

[Avi Kivity]

Michael Park wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm running into a strange problem of 'make' not producing any *.ko
> files recently (kvm-82). This seems rather odd, as 'make' still
> completes successfully (echo $? returns 0), and there are *.o files
> that are output as a result.
>
> I've done a paste of my ./configure and make steps here:
>
> http://rafb.net/p/BKK6yH11.html
>
> [emparq@bart:~]$ uname -a
> Linux bart.localdomain 2.6.27.9-73.fc9.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Dec 16
> 14:54:03 EST 2008x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> [emparq@bart:~]$ cat /etc/issue
> Fedora release 9 (Sulphur)
> Kernel \r on an \m (\l)
>
> Has anyone seen this behavior before? (I successfully compiled kvm-79,
> kvm-80, and kvm-81, however recently I've noticed that this problem is
> occurring when I try to build those previous kvm releases as well. Is
> this a Fedora kernel-devel problem?
>
>   

Very strange. Can you add 'V=1' to the line that starts with $(MAKE) -C 
$(KERNELDIR) in kernel/Makefile and rerun? post the log.


-- 
error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

Re: 'make' is no longer producing *.ko files?

[Avi Kivity]

Michael Park wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Sorry for the delay..
>
>   
>> Very strange. Can you add 'V=1' to the line that starts with $(MAKE) -C
>> $(KERNELDIR) in kernel/Makefile and rerun? post the log.
>>     
>
> ..sure thing, I've attached it inline below.
>
> I'm guessing this is some sort of autoconf-related error (something
> mis-detected or something)?.. Or could it be related to my most recent
> updated kernel + relevant sources (2.6.27.9-73.fc9.x86_64)?
>
>   

kvm-82 doesn't even compile for me on this kernel version due to some 
hrtimer backports.  Are you throwing stderr somewhere and losing the 
error messages?

I suggest going back to the previous kernel, or waiting for kvm-83 which 
will have this fixed.

-- 
error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function