I think you're doing something wrong. I just downloaded all the latest packages and the kernel is 3.13-61-generic and everything compiles just fine.
Todd Fujinaka Software Application Engineer Networking Division (ND) Intel Corporation todd.fujin...@intel.com (503) 712-4565 -----Original Message----- From: Ronny Egner [mailto:ronnyeg...@ronnyegner-consulting.de] Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 8:46 AM To: Fujinaka, Todd; e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] I40E: UTS_UBUNTU_RELEASE_ABI is too large on Ubuntu 14.04 with 3.14.43-031443-generic Kernel Very well. I stick with the compiling version then (1.1.23 does compile). Mit freundlichen Grüßen Ronny Egner -- Ronny Egner Oracle Certified Master 11g (OCM) Mobile: +49 170 8139903 EMail: ronnyeg...@ronnyegner-consulting.de Am 03.08.15 17:43 schrieb "Fujinaka, Todd" unter <todd.fujin...@intel.com>: >The major distros often have their own kernels. They stay on a stable >kernel but backport patches, making something wholly unique. To >identify a unique kernel, Red Hat and SuSE put identifiers in their >kernel. Until recently, Ubuntu did not, even after multiple requests. > >It takes some effort to compile on these hybrid kernels, and that's >what's in our kcompat.[ch] files. Without the kernel identifiers in >Ubuntu (i.e. pre-14.04.1), it's difficult to target the workarounds. > >Also, we have a finite number of people working on the drivers and we >only support a subset of all the variants out there. Even harder than >writing the code is validating the code, especially with all the >different hardware there is. Stable kernels, Red Hat, and SuSE are >officially supported at this time. > >Todd Fujinaka >Software Application Engineer >Networking Division (ND) >Intel Corporation >todd.fujin...@intel.com >(503) 712-4565 > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ronny Egner [mailto:ronnyeg...@ronnyegner-consulting.de] >Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 8:24 AM >To: Fujinaka, Todd; e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] I40E: UTS_UBUNTU_RELEASE_ABI is too large on >Ubuntu 14.04 with 3.14.43-031443-generic Kernel > >Hi, > >question: Why is Ubuntu so much different here? I was under the >impression that the kernel does not differ? > >I have tried to remove the UTS_UBUNTU_RELEASE_ABI directive and the >error (UTS_UBUNTU_RELEASE_ABI is too large) went away. >The error about the implicit declaration remained which in the end >caused the build to about remained. I searched in the Makefile but did >not found where the gcc option '-Werror=implicit-function-declaration‘ is >defined. > > > >Mit freundlichen Grüßen >Ronny Egner >-- >Ronny Egner >Oracle Certified Master 11g (OCM) > >Mobile: +49 170 8139903 >EMail: ronnyeg...@ronnyegner-consulting.de > > > > >Am 03.08.15 16:43 schrieb "Fujinaka, Todd" unter ><todd.fujin...@intel.com>: > >>Well, it will be fixed then, in due time. I would suggest you contact >>your FAE if this is urgent but as I said before, Ubuntu is not >>officially supported in any way at this time. >> >>Todd Fujinaka >>Software Application Engineer >>Networking Division (ND) >>Intel Corporation >>todd.fujin...@intel.com >>(503) 712-4565 >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Ronny Egner [mailto:ronnyeg...@ronnyegner-consulting.de] >>Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 10:01 AM >>To: Fujinaka, Todd; e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>Subject: AW: [E1000-devel] I40E: UTS_UBUNTU_RELEASE_ABI is too large >>on Ubuntu 14.04 with 3.14.43-031443-generic Kernel >> >>Hi, >> >>by saying "non-default" i meant that i installed a newer kernel than >>the one that is shipped by default with the distribution from the >>Ubuntu kernel repository >>(http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/). In my case i fetched >>the most recent 3.14 kernel at that time: 3.14.43. >> >>I am running a Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.14.43-031443-generic >>x86_64). >> >> >>Ronny >> >> >>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >>Von: Fujinaka, Todd [mailto:todd.fujin...@intel.com] >>Gesendet: Samstag, 1. August 2015 18:48 >>An: Ronny Egner; e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>Betreff: RE: [E1000-devel] I40E: UTS_UBUNTU_RELEASE_ABI is too large >>on Ubuntu 14.04 with 3.14.43-031443-generic Kernel >> >>What is a non-default kernel? We don't officially support Ubuntu at >>this point and the only support we have planned is compiling on LTS >>kernels. I would suggest sticking with kernels released as LTS. >> >>Also, Ubuntu didn't have kernel identifiers that we could use until >>14.04.1, so you can't use the initially released 14.04LTS to compile >>our out-of-tree drivers. >> >>Todd Fujinaka >>Software Application Engineer >>Networking Division (ND) >>Intel Corporation >>todd.fujin...@intel.com >>(503) 712-4565 >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Ronny Egner [mailto:ronnyeg...@ronnyegner-consulting.de] >>Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 1:36 AM >>To: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>Subject: [E1000-devel] I40E: UTS_UBUNTU_RELEASE_ABI is too large on >>Ubuntu 14.04 with 3.14.43-031443-generic Kernel >> >>Hi List, >> >>i am trying to compile the most recent i40e driver on my Ubuntu 14.04 >>64bit with a non-default kernel (3.14.43-031443-generic). >>Every version after i40e-1.1.23 gives the following error during >>compilation: >> >>root@homenas:/usr/src/i40e-1.2.38/src# make >>make[1]: Entering directory >>`/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14.43-031443-generic' >> CC [M] /usr/src/i40e-1.2.38/src/i40e/i40e_main.o >>In file included from /usr/src/i40e-1.2.38/src/i40e/i40e.h:59:0, >> from /usr/src/i40e-1.2.38/src/i40e/i40e_main.c:28: >>/usr/src/i40e-1.2.38/src/i40e/kcompat.h:757:2: error: #error >>UTS_UBUNTU_RELEASE_ABI is too large... >> #error UTS_UBUNTU_RELEASE_ABI is too large... >> ^ >>/usr/src/i40e-1.2.38/src/i40e/i40e_main.c: In function >>Œi40e_get_netdev_stats_struct¹: >>/usr/src/i40e-1.2.38/src/i40e/i40e_main.c:496:4: error: implicit >>declaration of function Œu64_stats_fetch_begin_irq¹ >>[-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] >> start = u64_stats_fetch_begin_irq(&tx_ring->syncp); >> ^ >>/usr/src/i40e-1.2.38/src/i40e/i40e_main.c:499:3: error: implicit >>declaration of function Œu64_stats_fetch_retry_irq¹ >>[-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] >> } while (u64_stats_fetch_retry_irq(&tx_ring->syncp, start)); >> ^ >>cc1: some warnings being treated as errors >>make[2]: *** [/usr/src/i40e-1.2.38/src/i40e/i40e_main.o] Error 1 >>make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/i40e-1.2.38/src/i40e] Error 2 >>make[1]: Leaving directory >>`/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14.43-031443-generic' >>make: *** [i40e/i40e.ko] Error 2 >>root@homenas:/usr/src/i40e-1.2.38/src# ls -la >> >> >> >>The 1.1.23 version compiles just fine. >> >>If this could be fixed i´d greatly appreciate it. I am happy to assist >>with any kind of testing. >> >>Replies to my mail is preferred because i am not member of the list. >> >>Mit freundlichen Grüßen >>Ronny Egner >>-- >>Ronny Egner >>Oracle Certified Master 11g (OCM) >> >>Mobile: +49 170 8139903 >>EMail: ronnyeg...@ronnyegner-consulting.de >> >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>- >>--- >>---- >>_______________________________________________ >>E1000-devel mailing list >>E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel >>To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit >>http://communities.intel.com/community/wired > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
