2.6.38 Compile Failure e1000e Module

2.6.38 Compile Failure e1000e Module

[Frank Peters]

Hello,

I cannot compile kernel 2.6.38.  Apparently, there is a build failure
with the e1000e module (ethernet driver).  The brief error message is this:

ERROR: "crc32_le" [drivers/net/e1000e/e1000e.ko] undefined!
make[1]: *** [__modpost] Error 1
make: *** [modules] Error 2

My compiler is gcc-4.5.2 on a Gentoo x64 system.  The kernel source
is the stock source from kernel.org.

Please CC to frank.peters (at) comcast.net.

Frank Peters

Re: 2.6.38 Compile Failure e1000e Module

[Eric Dumazet]

Le mercredi 16 mars 2011 à 10:33 -0400, Frank Peters a écrit :
> Hello,
> 
> I cannot compile kernel 2.6.38.  Apparently, there is a build failure
> with the e1000e module (ethernet driver).  The brief error message is this:
> 
> ERROR: "crc32_le" [drivers/net/e1000e/e1000e.ko] undefined!
> make[1]: *** [__modpost] Error 1
> make: *** [modules] Error 2
> 
> My compiler is gcc-4.5.2 on a Gentoo x64 system.  The kernel source
> is the stock source from kernel.org.
> 
> Please CC to frank.peters (at) comcast.net.

Hi Franck

Probably coming from commit fe46f58fa61f02
(e1000e: use either_crc_le() rather than re-write it)

Could you try following patch ?

Thanks

[PATCH] e1000e: fix kconfig for crc32 dependency

ERROR: "crc32_le" [drivers/net/e1000e/e1000e.ko] undefined!

Reported-by: Frank Peters <frank.peters@comcast.net>
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Cc: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@intel.com>
Cc: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
---
 drivers/net/Kconfig |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 0382332..90d1d3c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -2098,6 +2098,7 @@ config E1000
 
 config E1000E
 	tristate "Intel(R) PRO/1000 PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support"
+	select CRC32
 	depends on PCI && (!SPARC32 || BROKEN)
 	---help---
 	  This driver supports the PCI-Express Intel(R) PRO/1000 gigabit

Re: 2.6.38 Compile Failure e1000e Module

[David Miller]

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:16:57 +0100

> [PATCH] e1000e: fix kconfig for crc32 dependency
> 
> ERROR: "crc32_le" [drivers/net/e1000e/e1000e.ko] undefined!
> 
> Reported-by: Frank Peters <frank.peters@comcast.net>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
> Cc: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@intel.com>
> Cc: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>

Applied, thanks Eric.

[PATCH] net: 2.6.38 Compile Failure e1000e Module

[Randy Dunlap]

Hi,
Please test this patch:


From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>

e1000e needs to select CRC32 for CRC support.
This patch fixes the build error:
ERROR: "crc32_le" [drivers/net/e1000e/e1000e.ko] undefined!

Reported-by: Frank Peters <frank.peters@comcast.net>
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
---
 drivers/net/Kconfig |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

--- lnx-2638.orig/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ lnx-2638/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -2099,6 +2099,7 @@ config E1000
 config E1000E
 	tristate "Intel(R) PRO/1000 PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support"
 	depends on PCI && (!SPARC32 || BROKEN)
+	select CRC32
 	---help---
 	  This driver supports the PCI-Express Intel(R) PRO/1000 gigabit
 	  ethernet family of adapters. For PCI or PCI-X e1000 adapters,

Re: [PATCH] net: 2.6.38 Compile Failure e1000e Module

[Frank Peters]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:21:05 -0700
Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> wrote:

>
> Please test this patch:
> 
> --- lnx-2638.orig/drivers/net/Kconfig
> +++ lnx-2638/drivers/net/Kconfig
> @@ -2099,6 +2099,7 @@ config E1000
>  config E1000E
>  	tristate "Intel(R) PRO/1000 PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support"
>  	depends on PCI && (!SPARC32 || BROKEN)
> +	select CRC32
>  	---help---
>  	  This driver supports the PCI-Express Intel(R) PRO/1000 gigabit
>  	  ethernet family of adapters. For PCI or PCI-X e1000 adapters,


Yes.  The patch works.  The 2.6.38 source now builds.

Thanks to all responders.

Frank Peters

Re: [PATCH] net: 2.6.38 Compile Failure e1000e Module

[David Miller]

From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:21:05 -0700

> Hi,
> Please test this patch:
> 
> 
> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
> 
> e1000e needs to select CRC32 for CRC support.
> This patch fixes the build error:
> ERROR: "crc32_le" [drivers/net/e1000e/e1000e.ko] undefined!
> 
> Reported-by: Frank Peters <frank.peters@comcast.net>
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>

Randy, I applied Eric Dumazet's copy of this fix only because
his submission preceded your's in terms of time of submission :-)

Thanks!

Re: [PATCH] net: 2.6.38 Compile Failure e1000e Module

[Randy Dunlap]

On 03/16/11 11:15, David Miller wrote:
> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:21:05 -0700
> 
>> Hi,
>> Please test this patch:
>>
>>
>> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
>>
>> e1000e needs to select CRC32 for CRC support.
>> This patch fixes the build error:
>> ERROR: "crc32_le" [drivers/net/e1000e/e1000e.ko] undefined!
>>
>> Reported-by: Frank Peters <frank.peters@comcast.net>
>> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
> 
> Randy, I applied Eric Dumazet's copy of this fix only because
> his submission preceded your's in terms of time of submission :-)

Ack.  :)

thanks,
-- 
~Randy
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