netdev - Re: Can't build alx driver for hardened 3.7 kernel

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Message-ID: <CANQAqMUK5waZmAHhwZr+XZAjLg0H=eySsoXWOuuoeMZGceMd1g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:21:43 -0500
From:	Norman Shulman <norman.shulman@...imension.com>
To:	Richard Farina <sidhayn@...il.com>, backports@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Can't build alx driver for hardened 3.7 kernel

Gentoo alright. Seems the problem is unrelated to hardened; looks like
they're in the process of renaming alx to atlx and are in an
inconsistent state. If this isn't fixed over the weekend, I'll try the
overlay.

Thanks.

Norm

On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Richard Farina <sidhayn@...il.com> wrote:
> On 01/11/2013 05:37 PM, Norman Shulman wrote:
>> nshulman@...hp:~/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2
>> $ uname -a
>> Linux nvshp 3.7.0-hardened #4 SMP Wed Jan 9 12:01:45 EST 2013 x86_64
>> Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
>
> Looking at that uname I'm guessing gentoo? My team maintains a
> compat-drivers ebuild that supports building on hardened. We only do the
> stable releases but if it helps, you can find it in the pentoo overlay.
>
> -Zero_Chaos
>>
>> nshulman@...hp:~/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2
>> $ ./scripts/driver-select alx
>> Processing new driver-select request...
>> Backing up makefile: Makefile.bk
>> Backup exists: Makefile.bk
>> Backing up makefile: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Makefile.bk
>> Backing up makefile: drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Makefile.bk
>> Backup exists: Makefile.bk
>> Backup exists: Makefile.bk
>> Backup exists: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Makefile.bk
>>
>> nshulman@...hp:~/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2
>> $ make
>> ./scripts/gen-compat-autoconf.sh
>> /home/nshulman/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2/.config
>> /home/nshulman/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2/config.mk >
>> include/linux/compat_autoconf.h
>> make -C /lib/modules/3.7.0-hardened/build
>> M=/home/nshulman/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2 modules
>> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.7.0-hardened'
>> /home/nshulman/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2/config.mk:73: "WARNING:
>> You are running a kernel >= 2.6.23, you should enable in it
>> CONFIG_NET_SCHED for 802.11[ne] support"
>> /home/nshulman/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2/config.mk:252:
>> "WARNING: CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT will be deactivated or not working
>> because kernel was compiled with CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT=n. Tools using
>> wext interface like iwconfig will not work. To activate it build your
>> kernel e.g. with CONFIG_LIBIPW=m."
>>   CC [M]  /home/nshulman/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2/compat/main.o
>>   CC [M]  /home/nshulman/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2/compat/compat-3.8.o
>>   CC [M]  /home/nshulman/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2/compat/cordic.o
>>   CC [M]  /home/nshulman/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2/compat/crc8.o
>>   LD [M]  /home/nshulman/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2/compat/compat.o
>> scripts/Makefile.build:44:
>> /home/nshulman/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/Makefile:
>> No such file or directory
>> make[4]: *** No rule to make target
>> `/home/nshulman/src/compat-drivers-2013-01-10-2/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/Makefile'.
>>  Stop.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Norman Shulman
>> Sr. Developer/Architect
>> N-Dimension Solutions Inc.
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